Hyde v. United States

Hyde v. United States
Argued October 23–24, 1911
Reargued May 3, 1912
Decided June 10, 1912
Full case name Hyde and Schneider v. United States
Citations 225 U.S. 347 (more)
32 S. Ct. 793; 56 L. Ed. 1114
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Horace H. Lurton
Charles E. Hughes · Willis Van Devanter
Joseph R. Lamar · Mahlon Pitney
Case opinions
Majority McKenna, joined by White, Day, Devanter, Pitney
Dissent Holmes, joined by Lurton, Hughes, Lamar

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 court wrote, "There must be a dangerous proximity to success."[1]:688

References

  1. 1 2 3 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,
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