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Crime 6
Attempts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Criminal Attempts Act |
| Geddes | Boys toilet |
| Tosti & White | Oxyacetalyne cutter |
| Mens rea of attempt | Intent only |
| Walker & Hayles | Case - intent includes oblique intent |
| Shivpuri | Case - you can attempt the impossible |
| Campbell | Post office robber - was not attempt |
| Jones | Shotgun attempt |
| Millard & Vernon | Pushing fence - recklessness as to criminal damage not sufficient MR |
| Anderton v Ryan | Overruled by Shivpuri |
| Whybrow | MR of attempted murder = intent to kill only |
| Gullefer | Dog race case; merely preparatory |
| White | Attempted murder of mother |
| Easom | Conditional intent to steal - would now be an attempt |