Attempts

Question 1

Attemps location

Answer 1

Criminal attempts act 1981, the scetence is the same as if the crime was succsesfull

Question 2

Attempt definition

Answer 2

“If with an intent to commit an offence to wich this section applies, a person does an act wich is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence, he is guilty of attempting to commit the offence”

Question 3

Attempts AR

Answer 3

Ag reference no.1 of 1992 “don’t have to reach the point of no return”
Guellefer “had the defendant embark on the crime proper”
Geddes “had the accused move from planning to execution”“had the defendant done an act showing they were more than trying to commit the full offence”
Campbell- d wanted to commit robbery, police stopped before they went in

Question 4

Attempt AR execption ish thing

Answer 4

S.1(2) can attempt the impossible
(R v ShivPuri)

Question 5

Attempts MR

Answer 5

Must have an intent to commit the full offence
(R v Whybrow) murder, must have intent to kill
(R v Easom) theft, intent to permanently deprive of a specific item