In the second episode of Jackie On:, Jackie explores what it means to commit an impossible crime. She also goes over some of the ways this legal defense has played out in court by discussing both factual and legal impossibility.
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Sources:
Brown, Darryl. 2022. “Criminal Law (Darryl Brown) : Notes on attempt liability | H2O.” Open Casebooks. https://opencasebook.org/casebooks/5587-criminal-law-darryl-brown/resources/8.1.3-notes-on-attempt-liability/.
CaseText. 2014. “People v. Jaffe, 185 N.Y. 497.” Casetext. https://casetext.com/case/people-v-jaffe-8.
Conway, Craig. n.d. “People v. Jaffe, 185 N.Y. 497, 78 N.E. 169 (1906): Case Brief Summary.” Quimbee. Accessed August 21, 2024. https://www.quimbee.com/cases/people-v-jaffe.
Lawson & Berry. 2017. “Impossibility.” Georgia Criminal Lawyer. https://www.georgiacriminallawyer.com/impossibility.
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. n.d. “Impossibility Unavailable as a Defense.” Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Accessed August 21, 2024. http://okcca.net/ouji-cr/2-15/.
Cases Referenced In Order:
Commonwealth v. Johnson, 167 A. 344, 348 (Pa. 1933)
State v. Mitchell, 170 Mo. 633, 71 S.W. 175 (1902)
State v. Taylor, 133 S.W.2d 336 (Mo. 1939)
Booth v. State, 398 P.2d 863 (Okl. Cr. 1964)
People v. Jaffe, 185 N.Y. 497, 78 N.E. 169 (1906)
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