▲ 375 ▼ Murder defendant slips restraints in court, stabs his lawyer with pen. All good, attorney says (www.latimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DoctorSpocktopus@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Randle jammed the pen into Fregi’s head and again near his jaw I suppose it’s to do with how deadly it could have been? Not sure why it isn’t attempted murder, but I am not a lawyer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Khanzarate@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago I suppose because it's harder to prove murder. Since he failed, they'd have to prove motive, and he could argue he only wanted to harm the lawyer. But assault is about facts, no feelings. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Khanzarate@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago I suppose because it's harder to prove murder. Since he failed, they'd have to prove motive, and he could argue he only wanted to harm the lawyer. But assault is about facts, no feelings. permalink fedilink source parent