P. v. Brown
Appellant and defendant David Wayne Brown drove his girlfriend, Amber J., to an orchard in a rural area. He shot her in the face and arm. He realized she was still alive, so he dragged her to a canal, kicked her down the embankment into the fast-moving water, even though he knew that she could not swim, and drove away. She managed to climb out of the canal; a passing driver found her sometime later. She was taken to the hospital by helicopter and survived. The gunshot wounds left her with numbness in her face and right hand and visible scars. Defendant was arrested later the same day after leading law enforcement officers on a lengthy high-speed chase.
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