R v Shivpuri

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:area gptkb:crime
gptkbp:citation [1986] UKHL 2
[1987] AC 1
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1986
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Shivpuri
gptkbp:hasKeyword impossibility
criminal attempt
attempt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R v Shivpuri
gptkbp:judge gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:overruledBy Anderton v Ryan
gptkbp:plotSummary Established that a person can be guilty of attempting to commit a crime even if the commission of the crime was impossible.
gptkbp:principle impossibility in attempt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Law_Lords
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7