Peter brings in a baseball bat to hit mary because he is mad at her. when he arrives, mary is sleeping. he lines up the baseball bat with her head and whispers that he is about to take a swing. she does not wake up, and before he hits her, he changes his mind and quietly leaves before mary realizes he has arrived. mary later finds out and sues for assault. is she successful?

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Campbell Shea

23 September, 10:42

Peter brings in a baseball bat to hit mary because he is mad at her. when he arrives, mary is sleeping. he lines up the baseball bat with her head and whispers that he is about to take a swing. she does not wake up, and before he hits her, he changes his mind and quietly leaves before mary realizes he has arrived. mary later finds out and sues for assault. is she successful?

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Taye · Answer 1

It could be said that she might sue for assault but as the action never happened and he changed his mind and did no do it, she would not find enough proofs to present. What she can do is to set a complaint at a police station to avoid future conflicts.