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Attempts Rules and Cases
Flashcards do conjunto (13)
- 1R v White (1910)D put cyanide in mothers drink intending to kill her. She died of heart attack before. Convicted of attempted murder.
- 2Attempt now defined in law ins1 (1) of Criminal Attempts Act
If with INTENT to commit an offence to which this section applies, a person does an act that is more than MERELY PREPARATORY to the commission of the offence, he is guilty of attempting - 3Types of offence to which attempt appliesIndictable or triable either way
- 4The actus reus isan act that is more than merely preparatory
- 5The MR is thethe intention to commit the offence
- 6What is the case of A-G Ref (No 1 of 1992)D does not have to have reached the point of no return or last act
D drags girl into shed lowers trousers and interferes with her but remains flaccid. - 7R v Gullefer (1987)Must be embarked on the crime proper
Jumps on race track to void race in order to reclaim betting stake. - 8R v Geddes (1996)Found in boys toilet. Possession of kitchen knife, rope, masking tape. No right to be in school - not contacted any pupils. Conviction for false imprisonment was quashed.
- 9R v Campbell (1990)Imitation gun, sunglasses and threatening note - was in street outside post office.
- 10R v Boyle and Boyle (1987)D's standing by a door where lock and hinge were broken. Conviction for burglary upheld.
- 11R v Tosti (1997)Intended to burgle. Took metal cutting equipment hid behind hedge. Examined padlock on door but did not damage.
- 12If D cannot be proven to have the MR for the case the CoA decided R v Easom (1977)Conditional Intent
- 13ImpossibilityIntention to commit even though not actually possible.
R v Shivpuri (1986) drug running
over-ruled previous decision in Anderton v Ryan (1985)
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