Attorney General's Reference (No. 1 of 1992)

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date12 October 1992
Date12 October 1992
CourtCourt of Appeal (Criminal Division)
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5 cases
  • DPP v K (B)
    • Ireland
    • Court of Criminal Appeal
    • December 13, 1999
    ...Applicant Cases mentioned in this report:- Attorney General v. Duffy [1931] I.R. 144. Attorney-General's Reference (No. 1 of 1992) [1993] 1 W.L.R. 274; [1993] 2 All E.R. 190. B. v. Director of Public Prosecutions [1997] 3 I.R. 140; [1997] 2 I.L.R.M. 118. D.P.P. v. P. [1991] 2 A.C. 447; [199......
  • Tagiao Ah-Chong v R
    • New Zealand
    • Supreme Court
    • June 17, 2015
    ...points to be made about Khan. The first is that it was applied by the English Court of Appeal in a different context in Attorney-General's Reference (No 3 of 1992). 68 That case concerned a charge of attempted aggravated arson. The appellants had thrown some petrol bombs at a car, but they ......
  • (MS)
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • April 27, 2021
    ...even if he was still of a mind to rob the post office, of the commission that is of the offence of robbery.” 25 In Attorney-General's Reference (No.1 of 1992) (1993) 96 Cr App R 298, in a case of attempted rape, Lord Taylor CJ observed at page 302: “It is not, in our judgment, necessary, i......
  • R v M.H.
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • May 27, 2004
    ...rape were more than merely preparatory has been considered in two reported cases. In Attorney General's Reference No 1 of 1992 (1993) 96 Cr.App.R 298, it was held that it was unnecessary to prove that a defendant with the necessary intent had gone as far as to attempt physical penetration o......
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2 books & journal articles
  • The Pitfalls in the Law of Attempt: A New Perspective
    • United Kingdom
    • Journal of Criminal Law, The No. 69-2, April 2005
    • April 1, 2005
    ...For an example of more recent English authority denouncing the ‘last act’ test, see Attorney-General’s Reference (No. 1 of 1992) [1993] 2 All ER 190. 69 (1990) 91 Cr App R The Pitfalls in the Law of Attempt Appeal grappled with the proper construction to be accorded ss. 1(1)and 4(3) of the ......
  • An Objectivist’s Account of Criminal Attempts
    • United Kingdom
    • The Modern Law Review No. 61-3, May 1998
    • May 1, 1998
    ...and the jury who settles what the defendant actually did and whether it was anattempt.20 See ibid, and Att-Gen Ref (No.1 1992) (1993) 96 Cr App R 298, and Gullefer [1990] 1 WLR 1063.21 The Law Commission regarded the right results as generally following in attempt cases because of the‘desir......

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