Hyde v. United States, 225 U.S. 347 (1912), is a United States Supreme Court criminal case interpreting attempt.[1]: 688 The court held that for an act to be a criminal attempt, it must be so near the result that the danger of its success must be very large.[1]: 688 The case is notable for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes's formulation in the dissent that attempt is present when a defendant's conduct bears "a dangerous proximity to success."[2]
References
- ^ a b Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan (law professor), Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, ISBN 978-1-4548-0698-1, [1]
- ^ "Hyde v. United States, 225 U.S. 347 (1912)". Justia. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
External links
- Text of Hyde v. United States, 225 U.S. 347 (1912) is available from: Justia Library of Congress