California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Singleton, 112 Cal.App.3d 418, 169 Cal.Rptr. 333 (Cal. App. 1980):
Thus the law of attempts requires a specific intent of the nature and quality as required for commission of the attempted crime. (People v. Camodeca, 52 Cal.2d 142, 145, 338 P.2d 903). Where the charge is attempted murder in the first degree, the intent, the state of mind, requisite to such offense must be that as would authorize conviction for murder in the first degree had the deed been accomplished.
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