Does a single shot at a group of people without more than one shot at the group constitute an attempted murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Blanco, B227650 (Cal. App. 2012):
single shot at a group of persons, without more, does not amount to an attempted murder of everyone in the group." (People v. Perez, supra, 50 Cal.4th at p. 232.)
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