Hammond v. State

1. “Mere preparatory acts for the commission of a crime, and not proximately leading to its consummation, do not constitute an attempt to commit the crime.” Groves v. State, 116 Ga. 516 (42 S. E. 755, 59 L. R. A. 598). “An attempt to commit a crime is an act done *796with intent to commit that crime, and tending to, but falling short of its commission.” Clark on Criminal Law (2d ed.), 126, cited approvingly in Groves v. State, supra, Leary v. State, 13 Ga. App. 626 (79 S. E. 584) ; Wilburn v. State, 22 Ga. App. 613 (97 S. E. 87) ; Leverett v. State, 20 Ga. App. 748 (93 S. E. 232) ; Coffee v.…