Legal Opinion
United States v. Baker
District Court, S.D. California
Decided February 24, 1955No. Cr. 24113-CDPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOLIN, District Judge.
The decision of this case requires definition of the words “attempt” and “intimidation” as they are used in the statute involved 1 and the indictment 2 returned in this action.
By dictionary definition, “attempt” means 3 “to make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform; to venture upon; * * This meaning is common in the society which adopted the statute involved, • and has been accepted by numerous courts. 4 The classical legal elements of an “attempt” are the intent to commit a crime, the execution of some overt act in pursuance of the intention, and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1934
- People v. FiegelmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
- State v. . JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
- State v. LeachWashington Supreme Court · 1950
- Allis-Chalmers Co. v. Iron Molders' Union No. 125U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Wisconsin · 1906
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3Cited by35 opinions
- George Lee Mims, Sr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Roy MandujanoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. George Camillo JacquillonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Robert Jackson, William Scott and Martin AllenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Dixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
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