Laster v. State

The evidence was legally sufficient to support the defendant's conviction for attempted aggravated kidnapping when he grabbed a child walking along the sidewalk and then let her go within seconds. The jury could have reasonably inferred from the defendant's actions that he intended to inflict bodily injury on the child when he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her toward him as she walked with her brother. The jury found that he had formed the intent to take her and then abandoned his plan only when he heard a car horn honk and realized that others had seen his action. Laster v. State - PD-1276-07.