an elderly friend has been told by acquaintance that he was arested for "attempted murder" for pointing a gun at a neighbor. Supposedly police arrived on the property w/ guns drawn, made the arrest, locked the house but did not search for a weapon. Of course he says there is no gun and none pointed at anyone - even if there was, would this legally be called "attempted murder" - or in reality, would it be some form of assault w/ deadly weapon? I think my elderly friends are being lied to. This is in the state of Washington.
2006-07-14 08:08:42 · 11 answers · asked by Annie 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Pointing a gun at someone is assault with a deadly weapon. Pulling the trigger and missing or wounding the individual is attempted murder.
2006-07-14 08:11:54 · answer #1 · answered by Lonnie P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of you need to wake up. This is an astronaut, someone who underwent intensive psychological testing, who was trained to work UNDER PRESSURE. It is what she does for a living. She then had a 900 mile drive to contemplate what she was going to do. It is amazing to think that people are already buying into her preplanned defense. She knew exactly what she was doing. And I agree with an earlier poster, it was obvious from the pepper spray and knife and so on that she was only going to 'talk' and if you believe that I have some swampland in Florida I want to get rid of. She sprayed the woman with the pepper spray, that is sure a good way of starting a conversation. This is a highly intelligent woman used to stress. The whole thing about mental anguish was a prepared defense in case she got caught. And even if she was suffering from it to a degree, it does not excuse attempted murder.
2016-03-27 05:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the RCW. probably more like assault 1, which is still a felony.
RCW 9A.36.011
Assault in the first degree.
(1) A person is guilty of assault in the first degree if he or she, with intent to inflict great bodily harm:
(a) Assaults another with a firearm or any deadly weapon or by any force or means likely to produce great bodily harm or death; or
(b) Administers, exposes, or transmits to or causes to be taken by another, poison, the human immunodeficiency virus as defined in chapter 70.24 RCW, or any other destructive or noxious substance; or
(c) Assaults another and inflicts great bodily harm.
(2) Assault in the first degree is a class A felony.
"attempted" means:
RCW 9A.28.020
Criminal attempt.
(1) A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if, with intent to commit a specific crime, he or she does any act which is a substantial step toward the commission of that crime.
(2) If the conduct in which a person engages otherwise constitutes an attempt to commit a crime, it is no defense to a prosecution of such attempt that the crime charged to have been attempted was, under the attendant circumstances, factually or legally impossible of commission.
(3) An attempt to commit a crime is a:
(a) Class A felony when the crime attempted is murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree, child molestation in the first degree, indecent liberties by forcible compulsion, rape in the first degree, rape in the second degree, rape of a child in the first degree, or rape of a child in the second degree;
(b) Class B felony when the crime attempted is a class A felony other than an offense listed in (a) of this subsection;
(c) Class C felony when the crime attempted is a class B felony;
(d) Gross misdemeanor when the crime attempted is a class C felony;
(e) Misdemeanor when the crime attempted is a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/
2006-07-14 12:08:27 · answer #3 · answered by kvuo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no this wouldn't be attempted murder, in fact it could be self defense. I held an intruder at gun point until police arrived and took
over. I wasn't charged with attempted murder.
2006-07-14 08:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by Zoner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well im not sure of the states statutes but where im from attempted anything is a person with the means and capability to do something just got interupted assualt has to have physical contact so it may be true but remember im not sure of the statutes plus i doubt id charge that on the person
2006-07-14 09:42:00 · answer #5 · answered by scoutii4x42000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not attempted murder.
If I shoot you below the waist it is still not considered attempted murder.
2006-07-14 08:11:20 · answer #6 · answered by DannyK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! Attempted murder is when they almost "killed"the person.
2006-07-14 08:13:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, attempted murder is trying to kill someone ie. shooting them
2006-07-14 08:28:34 · answer #8 · answered by Celesta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was wondering the same question
2016-08-23 01:54:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, It would not be attepted murder.
2006-07-14 08:11:01 · answer #10 · answered by rhymingron 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋