What is the test for an aider and abettor of an attempted murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rocha, B269696 (Cal. App. 2017):
'"Attempted murder requires the specific intent to kill and the commission of a direct but ineffectual act toward accomplishing the intended killing."' (People v. Sanchez, supra, 63 Cal.4th at p. 457.) Thus, '"to be guilty of attempted murder as an aider and abettor, a person must give aid or encouragement with knowledge of the direct perpetrator's intent to kill and with
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