v. Thomas, 118 N.C. 1113, 24 S.E. 431 (1896). The evidence here was sufficient both to support an instruction on attempted second-degree murder and for the jury, deliberating the alternative verdicts, to conclude that defendant did have intent to kill but had not undertaken the premeditation and deliberation required for a conviction of attempted first-degree murder. Defendant’s assignments of error are overruled. Defendant’s conviction is affirmed. No error. Judges WALKER and McGEE concur. 1 . In reaching this result, we have surveyed other jurisdictions and have observed that a state’s definition of the elements of second-degree murder frequently determines whether or not the offense of attempted second-degree murder exists. See, e.g., Huitt v. State, 678 P.2d 416 (Alaska App. 1984) (<HOLDING>); State v. Gray, 664 So. 2d 552 (Fla. 1995)
holding offense of attempted seconddegree murder exists where there is evidence defendant intended to kill holding no offense of attempted seconddegree murder where statute allows conviction without proof of intent to kill holding jury instruction on lesser included offense of attempted voluntary manslaughter by act which required finding of intent to kill constituted fundamental error and required reversal of defendants conviction for seconddegree murder holding no offense of attempted seconddegree murder where that crime is defined as an unpremeditated depravedheart offense holding no offense of attempted seconddegree murder where seconddegree murder defined only as unintentional but reckless killing of another under circumstances manifesting indifference to human life