Attempting impossible

• What does the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 draw a distinction between?

  A factually impossible offence and a legally impossible offence
• Factually impossible offence


  Commission of crime is impossible but defendant believed it possible
• According to Shivpuri, can a defendant be convicted of a factually impossible offence?

  Yes
• What case tells us a defendant can be convicted of a factually impossible offence

  Shivpuri
• Legally impossible offence


  Defendant believes they're committing an offence, but is not committing one
• According to Ryan, can a defendant be convicted of a legally impossible offence?


  No
• Which case tells us a defendant cannot be convicted of a legally impossible offence?

  Ryan