People v. Bond Questions

Question 1

Criminal Procedure: Trail by jury

Answer 1

Bond waived his right to be trailed by a jury(6th amendment) b/c the jury may not understand why he would shoot the car with his daughter in it

Question 2

Concurrent Sentences

Answer 2

CA: Sentences are concurrent

Federal court: Consecutive unless stated otherwise

Question 3

specific intent to kill

Answer 3

Attempted involuntary manslaughter=oxymoron/no crime
Attempted voluntary manslaughter=crime /Heat of passion

ALL attempts are SI crimes and are not reckless

Question 4

Intentional risk v. intentional harm

Answer 4

Murder does NOT require the SI to kill but Attempot does

Question 5

Attempted Assault

Answer 5

Depends. If you intended to place another person in immediate fear or injury, but never did that would be the same as attempted attempt. Which is hard to prove.BUT
If the attempt was made but failed b/c of faulty planning, but the person was still in fear then YES.

-EX: Attempted DUI, you out keys in ignition but friend takes it away

Question 6

Self-defense?

Answer 6

NO. A brick is not porportional or equivalent to the firing of a gun. Firing a gun was an over reaction