What is the test for an assault with intent to murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Pineda, B302298 (Cal. App. 2021):
The offense is a general intent crime that does not require proof of the defendant's "intent to use the concealed instrument as a stabbing instrument." (People v. Rubalcava (2000) 23 Cal.4th 322, 331 (Rubalcava).) Thus, evidence of such intent is
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