Just curious - if someone you knew was attacked from behind and knocked unconscious, and then 6 guys surrounded the person and kicked & hit him/her...do you really believe 6 months would be enough?
We’re NOT talking about a fight. We’re discussing beating an unconscious person lying on the ground. ANYTIME you knock a person unconscious, there is a chance of killing him. Further blows greatly increase the chance of permanent injury or death.
If someone did that to my wife, I’d expect them to get a lot more than 6 months - even if she recovered just fine. Attempted murder does NOT require you to fully plan on killing someone. It suffices if the actions you take have a reasonable chance of killing someone. Kicking a body lying on the ground fills the bill.
Just curious - if someone you knew was attacked from behind and knocked unconscious, and then 6 guys surrounded the person and kicked & hit him/her...do you really believe 6 months would be enough?Nope, as nasty as the attack was it wasn't aggravated battery although IANAL. The only way the DA got to try the kids as adults was by claiming their tennis shoes were "deadly weapons". Anywhere else the kid would have gotten misdemeanor battery and 6 months in Juvie.
We’re NOT talking about a fight. We’re discussing beating an unconscious person lying on the ground. ANYTIME you knock a person unconscious, there is a chance of killing him. Further blows greatly increase the chance of permanent injury or death.
If someone did that to my wife, I’d expect them to get a lot more than 6 months - even if she recovered just fine. Attempted murder does NOT require you to fully plan on killing someone. It suffices if the actions you take have a reasonable chance of killing someone. Kicking a body lying on the ground fills the bill.