Paige v. State

Shermanita Paige was convicted of attempting to murder her infant daughter. She was sentenced to twenty-three years' imprisonment in the state penitentiary. The indictment charged that Shermanita Paige:

". . . did, with intent to cause the death of Nicole Paige, a violation of § 13A-6-2 of the Code of Alabama, attempt to cause the death of Nicole Paige, an infant, by placing the said Nicole Paige in a drainage ditch, in violation of § 13A-4-2 of the Code of Alabama. . . ."

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Attempted murder is a specific intent crime. The state must prove that the accused acted with the intention of taking the…