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Flashcards by Stuart Halford, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Stuart Halford
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| R v White (1910) | D put cyanide in mothers drink intending to kill her. She died of heart attack before. Convicted of attempted murder. |
| Attempt now defined in law in | s1 (1) of Criminal Attempts Act If with INTENT to commit an offence to which this section applies, a person does an act that is more than MERELY PREPARATORY to the commission of the offence, he is guilty of attempting |
| Types of offence to which attempt applies | Indictable or triable either way |
| The actus reus is | an act that is more than merely preparatory |
| The MR is the | the intention to commit the offence |
| What is the case of A-G Ref (No 1 of 1992) | D does not have to have reached the point of no return or last act D drags girl into shed lowers trousers and interferes with her but remains flaccid. |
| R v Gullefer (1987) | Must be embarked on the crime proper Jumps on race track to void race in order to reclaim betting stake. |
| R v Geddes (1996) | Found in boys toilet. Possession of kitchen knife, rope, masking tape. No right to be in school - not contacted any pupils. Conviction for false imprisonment was quashed. |
| R v Campbell (1990) | Imitation gun, sunglasses and threatening note - was in street outside post office. |
| R v Boyle and Boyle (1987) | D's standing by a door where lock and hinge were broken. Conviction for burglary upheld. |
| R v Tosti (1997) | Intended to burgle. Took metal cutting equipment hid behind hedge. Examined padlock on door but did not damage. |
| If D cannot be proven to have the MR for the case the CoA decided R v Easom (1977) | Conditional Intent |
| Impossibility | Intention to commit even though not actually possible. R v Shivpuri (1986) drug running over-ruled previous decision in Anderton v Ryan (1985) |
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