Does the definition of a serious crime apply to an attempt to commit a similar crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Silva, D068855 (Cal. App. 2016):
Case law has established that the definition of serious felonies as set forth in section 667.5, subdivision (c)(21) does not apply to attempts to commit such felonies. (People v. Ibarra (1982) 134 Cal.App.3d 413, 425.)
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