Editing Openai/694170e2-8f8c-800d-b99b-eda956927eda (section)

=== Assistant: Yes. ===
Yes. Here is the updated table with that scenario added as a distinct row.

==== Updated U.S. Criminal Law Comparison Table ====

| Charge                                        | Death Required | Intent                                     | Awareness of Risk        | What Must Be Proven                                            |
| --------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Murder                                        | Yes            | Intentional or extreme recklessness        | Yes                      | Death + causation + malice aforethought                        |
| Voluntary Manslaughter                        | Yes            | Intentional act                            | Yes                      | Death + intent, but malice negated (provocation, etc.)         |
| Involuntary Manslaughter                      | Yes            | No intent to kill                          | Yes                      | Death + reckless or criminally negligent conduct               |
| Criminal Negligence (Homicide)                | Yes            | No intent                                  | Should have known        | Death + gross deviation from reasonable care                   |
| Criminal Negligence / Reckless Endangerment   | No             | No intent                                  | Yes or should have known | Creation of substantial risk of serious harm                   |
| Attempted Murder (Uncertain Victim / Outcome) | No             | Specific intent to kill (even conditional) | Yes                      | Intent to kill + substantial step, no death or victim required |

==== Key Clarification for the New Row ====
* Conditional intent counts > “If someone was there, I wanted them dead” = intent to kill
* Low probability does not defeat intent
* Uncertainty about death or presence does not block conviction
* Factual impossibility is not a defense

This row captures cases like:
* Shooting into a possibly occupied structure
* Setting a fire knowing someone might be inside
* Poisoning food that might be consumed

===== One-Sentence Summary of the Added Row =====

: Attempted murder applies when intent and action are proven, even if it’s unknown whether anyone was present or harmed.

If you want, I can also:
* Add penalty ranges
* Show how this fits under the Model Penal Code
* Compare attempted murder vs depraved-indifference murder
* Show where states like CA, NY, and TX differ slightly