Question juridique clé
Whether the factual findings on intent were arbitrary, especially the distinction between direct intent and eventual intent.
Solution extraite
The lower court could, without arbitrariness, understand the defendant's contemporaneous statements as a confession to direct intent; the challenged findings were sustainable.
Motifs extraits
The defendant's immediate post-offense statements about wanting O. to die were authentic and plausible in light of the prior conflict and the circumstances of the attack. The court noted an internal inconsistency only between the intent finding and the sentencing characterization, but this did not undermine the factual finding.