Sentence for attempted homicide

Justices: Indreberg, Bull, Kallerud, Bergh, Høgetveit Berg

The penalty for violation of section 275 cf. section 16 of the Penal Code was six years of imprisonment. The convicted person had, under the influence, tried to kill his former girlfriend by throwing her from a balcony eight meters above the ground. Despite his various attempts to make her lose her grip, he did not manage to do it. The Supreme Court stated that it is difficult to stipulate a normal penalty for attempted homicide, as the cases may be so different. However, it involved a very serious act, which may easily have had a tragic outcome. The particularly aggravating circumstances in other cases concerning attempted homicide in the Supreme Court after the normal penalty was increased in 2010, were nevertheless not present here.