Doylestown woman acquitted of attempted murder charge in cleaver attack case in pre-trial ruling

A Doylestown Borough woman accused of a violent cleaver-style knife attack last summer was acquitted Tuesday of attempted homicide but found guilty on several other charges during pre-trial proceedings this week in Bucks County Common Pleas Court.

Robin McClain McNamara, 51, was found not guilty of criminal attempted homicide and one count of aggravated assault by Judge Charissa J. Liller, but was convicted of felony aggravated assault involving a deadly weapon, along with multiple misdemeanor offenses including simple assault, reckless endangerment, and possession of an instrument of crime, according to Bucks County Court of Common Pleas records. A summary harassment charge also resulted in a guilty verdict.

The rulings were issued by a judge as part of pre-trial motions, a stage in the court process where legal issues are decided prior to a case proceeding to trial…

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