What is attempted second degree murder in Florida?
The crime of Attempted Second Degree Murder is a Second Degree Felony that is punishable up to 15 years in prison and $10,000 fine.
The offense of Attempted Second Degree occurs when a person:
- The person intentionally committed an act which would have resulted in the death of victim expect that someone prevent person from killing victim or he/she failed to do so.
- The act was imminently dangerous to another and demonstrating a depraved mind without regard for human life.
An “act” includes a series of related actions arising from and performed pursuant to a single design or purpose.
An act is “imminently dangerous to another and demonstrating a depraved mind” if it is an act or series of acts that:
- a person of ordinary judgment would know is reasonably certain to kill or do serious bodily injury to another, and
- is done from ill will, hatred, spite, or an evil intent, and
- is of such a nature that the act itself indicates an indifference to human life.
Some of the defenses Attempted Second Degree Murder are:
- Person abandoned or prevent the previous dangerous act from killing victim.
- Person did not intentionally commit the act.
- The act was not imminently dangerous to another.
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