Criminal Law (Darryl Brown)

Resource 8 . 2 .

3 minutes

Trapps v. United States

Darryl Brown

Read the following excerpt from Trapps and consider whether a) the trial court's instructions are correct, and b) the court should affirm the defendant's conviction in light of the law of attempts and Mr. Trapps' conduct in these circumstances.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

887 A.2d 484

No. 03-CF-856

2005-12-01

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