Can a defendant be convicted of attempted murder when no injury results?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brass, E060714 (Cal. App. 2015):
"[A] defendant may properly be convicted of attempted murder when no injury results. [Citation.]" (People v. Avila (2009) 46 Cal.4th 680, 702.) "There is nothing inherently illogical or absurd in a finding that a person who unsuccessfully attempted to kill another did so with the intent to kill." (People v. Lashley (1991) 1 Cal.App.4th 938, 945.)
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