Attempt crimes

• Act 


  Criminal attempts Act, 1981
• Definition

  S.1 "Where with an intent to commit a crime, a person does an act which is more than prepatory to the commission of the offence"
• What types of crimes

  Can only be either-way or indictable crimes
• R v Boyle and Boyle

  Attempted burglary

  Damaged the door and tried to gain entry- more than prepatory
• R v Tosti and White

  Attempted burglary

  Messed with the lock he was going to cut- more than prepatory
• R v Campbell


  Not guilty

  Had not arrived at the place he was going to rob
• R v Jones 


  Attempted murder

  Would have gone as far as attempting if he wasnt stopped
• R v Gullefer 


  "embarks on crime proper"
• Mens rea 


  Intent to commit the offence
• R v Shivpuri 


  "impossibility"

  Tried to import and sell illegal drugs- was sent tobacco instead

  He still attempted to import illegal drugs- even if it was impossible
• Conditional intent 


  R v Easom- D wishes to steal but does not find anything worth to steal

  Still attempt as D would've stolen something if there was something to steal (AG'S Ref No. 1 and 2 of 1979)