Is implied malice implied in a charge of attempted murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Young, 189 Cal.App.3d 891, 234 Cal.Rptr. 819 (Cal. App. 1987):
[189 Cal.App.3d 911] In People v. Murtishaw, supra, 29 Cal.3d at page 765, 175 Cal.Rptr. 738, 631 P.2d 446, the court found instructions on implied malice in a charge of attempted murder harmless error where the defendant was also convicted of three counts of
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