Attempts Flashcards
1
Q
A-G’s Reference (No.1 of 1992) (1993)
A
- D tried to rape a girl but couldn’t get an erection.
- “Rape”
- Sufficient evidence for an attempt (MTMP)
- Need not have performed the last act.
2
Q
R v Boyle and Boyle
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- Standing by door with broken lock.
- “Burglary”
- Sufficient evidence for an attempt (MTMP)
- Had done part of a series of acts.
3
Q
R v Jones
A
- Gun safety catch was left on lock.
- “Murder”
- Sufficient evidence for an attempt (MTMP)
- Sufficient evidence to leave the question of whether there was an attempt to the jury.
4
Q
R v Gullefer
A
- Disrupted race intending to reclaim bet.
- “Theft”
- Merely Preparatory
- Has D ‘embarked upon the crime proper.’
5
Q
R v Geddes
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- In school with knife, rope and tape.
- “False Imprisonment”
- Merely Preparatory
- Has D ‘actually tried to commit the offence in question?’
6
Q
R v Campbell
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- Outside post office with imitation gun and threatening note.
- “Robbery”
- Merely Preparatory
- Merely Preparatory
7
Q
R v Easom
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- D must have full intention for the offence.
8
Q
A-G Reference Nos. 1 and 2 of 1979
A
- A conditional intention is insufficient.
9
Q
Millard and Vernon
A
- Recklessness is not normally sufficient.
10
Q
A-G Reference No. 3 of 1992 (1994)
A
- Recklessness as part of the offence may be sufficient.
11
Q
R v Shivpuri
A
- ss 1(2) and 1(3) of Criminal Attempts Act 1981 mean that D is guilty even if the full offence is legally or physically impossible.
12
Q
R v Whybrow
A
- The intention to cause GBH is not enough, specific intention to murder is required.
