Dennis Lafaine Flanagan, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed the trial court's conviction for attempted murder, holding that specific intent to kill is required for the offense and that the evidence was sufficient to infer such intent, including the identification of the appellant as the shooter. The Court also overruled Baldwin and clarified the statutory interpretation of attempted murder. Justice Teague dissented, arguing the evidence was insufficient and that factual impossibility should be a defense.