Attempts

• defendant may be charged with attempted crime under s2 criminal attempts act 1981
• attempt is when d had the intention to commit and does an act that is more than merely preparatory
• actus reus is more than merely preparatory
• does not need to have reached point of no return (a-g ref)
• d must embark on crime proper (gullefer)
• must do what is more than merely preparatory (campbell)
• had d moved from preparation to planning and has he done an act showing he was trying to commit the full offence (geddes)
• damage to a lock is embarking on crime proper - tosti
• pointing a gun is more than merely preparatory (jones)
• mens rea is the d having the intention
• no intention to permanently deprive means not guilty but if conditional intent then charged with attempts (eason)
• recklessness is not sufficient (millard v vernon)