Miller leaned in, closing the book. "The prosecution doesn't have to prove you actually intended to stab him. They have to prove that a reasonable person in the victim’s position would have believed you were about to physically harm them. It’s about the 'imminent' nature of the threat."
"In the eyes of the law," Miller said, tapping the file folder with his pen, "that distinction is where the trouble starts. You’re being booked on a menacing charge." menacing charge definition