Transferred Intent Examples

The doctrine of transferred intent is acting with the purpose or intent to do harm to a specific individual yet, the intended target is not harmed but another bystander is harmed instead (General Elements of Crimes, 2010). An example of transferred intent would be the case that was in the news of an eleven (11) year old boy that was subsequently shot in the head as a result of transferred intent. Keon Malone was the eleven (11) year old that was an innocent bystander when he was shot while in his mother’s home through the door. Brandon Scott fired his weapon at the apartment next door to where Malone was, but the bullet did not hit his intended victim. As a result of Brandon Scotts’ recklessness, Keon Malone now has permanent mental and physical