Is that a ploy to get them to plead guilty to a lesser charge than attempted murder?
I do hope they get convicted of this though. It's hard to imagine that when beating the guy, their intent was to only beat him to within an inch of his life. If they were beating him, and tried to kill him, but failed, that should be attempted murder. I don't think you should have to be conspiring or planning a murder in advance for it to be considered attempted murder.
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