Is there a distinction between completed murder and attempted murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Burciaga, B263517 (Cal. App. 2016):
6. For purposes of determining whether sufficient evidence of premeditation exists, there is no distinction between attempted murder and completed murder. (People v. Herrera (1999) 70 Cal.App.4th 1456, 1462-1463, fn. 8, overruled on other grounds in People v. Mesa (2012) 54 Cal.4th 191, 199.)
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