Attempts

Question 1

Where does the definition of an attempt come from ?

Answer 1

Criminal attempts act 1981

Question 2

What is the definition of an attempt ?

Answer 2

When someone who intends to commit a crime does anything more than preparatory

Question 3

What may be mere preparation for a crime ?

Answer 3

Buying/making weapons for the use of a crime

planning for any offence

communicating with another person about plans for a crime

Question 4

To be convicted of an attempt what must D have ?

Answer 4

the same mens rea as the full offence

Question 5

What happened in R V Easom (1971) ?

Answer 5

D rummaged though a handbag but decided there was nothing worth stealing, so intention to permanently deprive could not be proven

Question 6

Is recklessness enough for an attempt ?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Would a defendant be guilty of an attempt when committing the actual crime is technically impossible ?

Answer 7

yes but only after the 1981 criminal attempts act was passed