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					Originally Posted by  reefermadness
					 
				 
				I doubt he "attempted" or intended to murder her.   
 
If he really wanted her dead he could have made a better attempt than that. 
 
He really should get an assault charge with the max sentence though. 
			
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 I dunno;
I can't think of too many instances where taking away somebody's ability to breath is not attempted murder; what you're suggesting is like running somebody over with your car and saying "if I wanted them dead, I would've gone faster".  Pretty sure that he'd be looking at either manslaughter or second degree murder charges.