California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rodriguez, B235978 (Cal. App. 2013):
Attempted murder requires the specific intent to kill and the commission of a direct but ineffectual act toward accomplishing the intended killing. (People v. Smith (2005) 37 Cal.4th 733, 739.)
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