Posted: May 19th, 2017

During a party where everyone was drinking heavily, Ron and Larry decided to dangle Allen over the porch balcony in order to get him to cough up some racy gossip about a mutual acquaintance named Karen. As they held Allen’s feet and Allen squirmed below, a passing police officer spotted them. Ron and Larry were charged with attempted murder

During a party where everyone was drinking heavily, Ron and Larry decided to dangle Allen over the porch balcony in order to get him to cough up some racy gossip about a mutual acquaintance named Karen. As they held Allen’s feet and Allen squirmed below, a passing police officer spotted them. Ron and Larry were charged with attempted murder. a. They should have a good defense if they were so drunk they didn’t know what they were doing. b. It should be a good defense if they can prove that they did not intend to cause Allen’s death but only to scare him. c. They should be held guilty simply because dangling a person over a balcony is a substantial step toward causing the person’s death. d. They should be held guilty, irrespective of their actual intent, if their conduct could have resulted in Allen’s death.