California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Batta, C070775 (Cal. App. 2013):
go beyond mere preparation, and it must show that the perpetrator is putting his or her plan into action, but the act need not be the last proximate or ultimate step toward commission of the substantive crime." (People v. Kipp (1998) 18 Cal.4th 349, 376.)
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