Bar Exam (Next Generation) Flashcards: Attempt

Study Attempt in Bar Exam (Next Generation) with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the effect of factual impossibility on attempt liability?

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ANSWER

It is not a defense. A defendant who would have committed the crime had the facts been as believed is guilty of attempt.

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D, angry about being fired, went to his former employer's parking lot at shift change, drew a handgun,and fired five shots toward a group of employees standing near the entrance. He aimed at the pavement about ten feet in front of them, yelling, 'Get out of here or I'll shoot!' One bullet ricocheted off the pavementand narrowly missed a worker's leg. D later admitted he wanted only to frighten the employees, not to harm them. Charged with attempted murder. Under Okafor,is D guilty?
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