Is a sentence of life with the possibility of parole appropriate for a defendant convicted of attempted premeditated murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bell, D072748 (Cal. App. 2019):
In People v. Villegas (2001) 92 Cal.App.4th 1217, the court held that the defendant, who was convicted of attempted premeditated murder, was correctly sentenced to a term of life with the possibility of parole pursuant to section 664,
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