The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Delvecchio, 816 F.2d 859 (2nd Cir. 1987):
Both appellants contend that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient as a matter of law to sustain their attempt convictions, and therefore the judge should not have submitted Count Two of the indictment to the jury. In United States v. Martinez, 775 F.2d 31 (2d Cir.1985), we reiterated this circuit's definition of attempt liability:
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