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PEOPLE v. VAN RONK

Docket No. 13582.

171 Cal.App.3d 818 (1985)

217 Cal. Rptr. 581

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOHN EDWARDS VAN RONK, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

August 28, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Mariko M. Gushi, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, James T. McNally and Ruth M. Saavedra, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]

OPINION

SPARKS, J.

In this appeal we consider whether attempted voluntary manslaughter is such a logical and legal absurdity that it cannot exist as a crime. We conclude that it is not an absurdity and consequently reaffirm that it constitutes a crime in California.

Defendant Joseph Edward Van Ronk was convicted by a jury of attempted voluntary...

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