Las Vegas Teacher Arrested for Attempted Murder
Last week a middle school teacher was arrested for the Nevada crime of attempted murder and other charges for allegedly shooting at a TV crew parked in front of his home. He reportedly fired three shots but no one was injured. The show was for “Repo Games,” which plays on Spike TV.
The Nevada crime of attempted murder is the failed performance of an act which tends to kill a human being. In order to prove guilt the prosecution must show beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intended to kill the would-be victim and took a direct step towards accomplishing the killing. An example would be hiring a hitman to kill someone or trying to knife someone in the throat who dodges the strike.
The Nevada crime of attempted murder is a category B felony in Las Vegas. The penalty includes 2 to 20 years in prison, which may be enhanced if a deadly weapon was used or if the would-be victim was age 60 or older. Common defenses to an attempted murder charge are self-defense and lack of intent to kill.
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