Man handed 8-year prison sentence for attempted murder

AMMAN — The Cassation Court has upheld an April Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to eight years in prison after convicting him of attempting to murder a man in September 2020.

The Criminal Court declared the defendant guilty of attempted murder, stemming from “a heated dispute” with the victim. The defendant was given the maximum sentence of 12 years.

However, the court decided to reduce the prison term to eight years because the victim dropped charges against the defendant.

Court papers said the defendant had an old feud with the victim over driving-related matters.

"The defendant pulled over the victim who was driving near his home and asked him not to drive around his house," the court documents said.

One week later, the court maintained, the victim “passed by near the defendant’s house,” the court papers said.

“The defendant pulled a gun and fired at the victim’s truck striking the windows of the vehicle,” the court maintained.

The victim escaped the shooting incident unharmed, the court papers added.

The defendant contested his ruling via his lawyer arguing that there were “legal errors in the investigation procedures”.

The Criminal Court’s attorney general asked the higher court to uphold the eight-year sentence ruling.

The higher court ruled that the Criminal Court proceedings were accurate and that the defendant was given the appropriate punishment.

The Cassation Court bench comprised judges Mohammad Ibrahim, Ibrahim Abu Shamma, Fawzi Nahar, Majid Azab and Hayel Amr.