Cassation Court upholds 8-year sentence for man convicted of attempted murder

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Cassation Court upholds 8-year sentence for man convicted of attempted murder

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a February Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to eight years in prison after convicting him of attempting to murder a man with two weapons in Jerash in August 2023. The Criminal Court declared the defendant guilty of attempting to murder a 20-year-old man with an iron bar and a switchblade during a brawl on August 25. The court handed the defendant a 12-year prison term for the charge but reduced it…