What are the elements of an attempted crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mazyck, B247130 (Cal. App. 2014):
An attempt to commit a crime has two elements: the specific intent to commit a crime and a direct but ineffectual act done toward its commission. The act must be a direct movement beyond preparation that would have accomplished the crime if not frustrated by extraneous circumstances. (People v. Carpenter (1997) 15 Cal.4th 312, 387.)
b. The analysis.
(i) The trial court erred by failing to charge with lesser included offenses.
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