Earlier today, I suggested that Rep. Bill Denny (R - Jackson) take a different approach to tinkering with the offense of attempted murder in Mississippi. My law school classmate Sen. Will Longwitz (R - Madison) offered up a bill along the lines of what I'd suggested in that post. You can read that bill here. In short, it amends the attempt statute and sets the penalty for attempted murder at 20 years to life.
Sen. Longwitz's bill died in the Senate Judiciary A committee. We'll see if Longwitz's legislation has more luck next year. I'm not ready to say it's a perfect bill, but it certainly is a better approach than Denny's, and should receive consideration if lawmakers want to address attempted murder.
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