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Attempted Murder

By Steven Rodriguez

Few crimes have consequences as serious as attempted murder. Attempted murder is just short of possibly the most serious crime of all: murder. Attempted murder is most easily defined as actions that intended to cause the death of another human being. It is worth noting here that evidence of planning to commit murder is not generally viewed as attempted murder. What sets attempted murder apart is the action, or lack thereof, in a given case. If a defendant omits to do anything, also with the desired end result of murder, this is considered attempted murder as well. For example, this does not mean failing to administer CPR on someone who is choking if you do not know how, or not jumping into a river to save someone from drowning if you do not know how to swim...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on February 20, 2009 (boomark / email).