Is there any case law where a jury convicted a defendant of attempted murder based on evidence of minor injuries?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Herrera, G048676 (Cal. App. 2014):

Herrera also claims the prosecution failed to prove Lima's injuries were significant or near fatal, and that a conviction of attempted murder may not rest upon evidence of minor injuries. Relying on People v. Grubb (1914) 24 Cal.App. 604, he argues the prosecution failed to prove the wounds he inflicted would likely have resulted in Lima's death. Thus, he characterizes the eight stab wounds Lima suffered as "minor cuts," too minor to support the jury's verdict. We reject this assertion for three reasons.

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