Attempts Cases Flashcards
1
Q
Gullefer, Boyle and Boyle & Campbell
A
S1(1), AR: an attempt of doing an act which is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence. Going beyond mere preparation means ‘embarking on the crime proper’.
2
Q
Geddes
A
S1(1), AR: …or ‘being in the executory phase’
3
Q
Shivpuri
A
S1(2): a person can be guilty of an attempt even if committing the full offence is impossible, provided they go beyond mere preparation
4
Q
Mohan
A
MR: direct/specific intent to commit that offence- deciding to bring about that offence
5
Q
A-G’s Ref (no 3 of 1992)
A
Recklessness is not enough
6
Q
Easom
A
Conditional intent may be enough- concerned an attempted theft
