790 So. 2d 389 - Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 10 state decisions

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1. “In light of the fact that this State’s classification of the crime of attempt is contrary to the overwhelming majority of jurisdictions in this country, I question the reasons that this Court initially relied upon to formulate the Gentry[ 15 ] test. The Gentry court argued that the State should not be required to prove an intent for a successful prosecution of an attempt to commit a crime when no such degree of proof is necessary for successful prosecution of the completed crime. However, there is a substantial distinction between a completed crime and an attempt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. United States v. Hernandez-Montes

2. “Although the crime of attempt generally requires proof of a specific intent to commit the crime plus an overt act in furtherance of that intent, ... “[i]f the state is not required to show specific intent to successfully prosecute the completed crime, it will not be required to show specific intent to successfully prosecute an attempt to commit that crime.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Hernandez-Montes

3. “but fails in the perpetration or is intercepted or prevented in the execution thereof”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 894 So. 2d 941 - State v. Florida