2007-03-24 20:13:48 · 3 answers · asked by whatever123 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
"There must be more than merely preparatory acts and, although the defendant may threaten death, this may not provide convincing evidence of an intention to kill unless the words are accompanied by relevant action, e.g. finding and picking up a weapon, and making serious use of it, or making a serious and sustained physical attack without a weapon. In Lord of the Flies, a novel written by William Golding, Jack (chief of the boys' new tribe of savage hunters) attempts to murder Ralph (previous chief of the boys' tribe based on the principles of democracy) towards the end of the novel (Ch. 12). Jack planned this out, and went hunting for Ralph in an attempt to end Ralph's life. Ultimately, Jack did not kill Ralph, which means Jack is not guilty of murder. Murder and attempted murder are two different things. In this case attempted murder did not lead to murder, but in most cases it does."
- from wikipedia
2007-03-24 20:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by legendre_22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Witnesses , audio or video recordings , toxicology reports , stuff like that .
2007-03-24 20:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, the person who was the victim is a good start. since they aren't dead...
2007-03-24 20:21:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋