Attempts

Question 1

Robinson

Answer 1

A man his jewels and tied himself up in order to stage a robbery to steal insurance money. Not guilty of attempted fraud as he hadn’t done the “last act necessary” of claiming the money

Question 2

Jones

Answer 2

A man forced his way into V’s car while he was dropping his child off at school. They pointed a gun at v but v wrestled it off of them. Guilty of attempted robbery as they had done the last act necessary

Question 3

Gullefer

Answer 3

A man jumped up onto a racecourse in order to void the race to claim back money he’d made betting. Not guilty as his actions were merely precautionary

Question 4

Geddes

Answer 4

A man his in the boys toilet of a school with a rope and a knife. Not guilty of anything as he hadn’t committed the last act necessary of a crime

Question 5

Totsi

Answer 5

A man had planned to burgle a house. He inspected a padlock but was then stopped by police. Found guilty of “attempted burglary” as apparently he’d committed the last act necessary

Question 6

Campbell

Answer 6

A man had planned to rob a post office and the police were watching him. He was caught before he’d actually entered the post office and his conviction was crossed as he hadn’t put on his disguise yet, so no last act.

Question 7

Whybrow

Answer 7

A man had wired his wife’s bath up to the mains. Had intention to kill but not GBH

Question 8

Taffe

Answer 8

Defendant believed he was importing illegal money into the country and was stopped by police. Was found that this wasn’t a crime, so not guilty of anything. Legal impossibility is a defence

Question 9

Shivpuri

Answer 9

A man thought he was smuggling drugs into the country and was stopped by police. He was found to be smuggling only vegetables, but because he thought he was smuggling drugs he was still guilty