Spearman v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
February 2018
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Johnson v. Zerbst · Rock v. Arkansas · Gilmer v. State · 541 So. 2d 1027 - McGowan v. State · Culberson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“An attempt has this required proof: (1) an attempt to commit a particular crime, (2) a direct ineffectual act done toward its commission[,] and (3) the failure to consummate its commission. Though those three elements must be proved, the [s]upreme [c]ourt ... ha[s] held that [only] two elements need to be charged: (1) the intent to commit the offense, and (2) an overt act toward its commission.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[o]ur courts have long held that 'the failure to charge the third element of attempt does not make an indictment defective.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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