California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Torres, 33 Cal.App.4th 37, 39 Cal.Rptr.2d 103 (Cal. App. 1995):
An attempt to commit a crime requires a specific intent to commit the crime and a direct but ineffectual act done toward its commission. (People v. Dillon (1983) 34 Cal.3d 441, 452-453, 194 Cal.Rptr. 390, 668 P.2d 697 [felony-murder based on attempted robbery].)
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