Preliminary Offence: Attempt (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards
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Act that introduced attempting the impossible offence
Act that introduced attempting the impossible offence
Criminal Attempts Act 1981
Two types of impossibility in attempt law
Two types of impossibility in attempt law
Factually impossible and legally impossible
Type of impossibility that can lead to conviction
Type of impossibility that can lead to conviction
Factually impossible crimes
What is factual impossibility?
What is factual impossibility?
Crime impossible on facts but defendant believed it was possible
What is legal impossibility?
What is legal impossibility?
Defendant believes committing offence but actually not a crime
Leading case for factually impossible attempts
Leading case for factually impossible attempts
R v Shivpuri (1986)
Anderton v Ryan (1985) outcome
Anderton v Ryan (1985) outcome
Conviction quashed, later overruled by Shivpuri
Facts in R v Shivpuri (1986)
Facts in R v Shivpuri (1986)
Believed heroin but was harmless vegetable material
Who was 'Amy' in R v Jones (2007)?
Who was 'Amy' in R v Jones (2007)?
Undercover female police officer
Requirements to convict for factually impossible attempt
Requirements to convict for factually impossible attempt
Mens rea for offence + act more than merely preparatory