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      "id": 103756,
      "date": "1998-06-16",
      "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:53:56.009941",
      "title": "Attempt To Commit A Federal Crime: S. 171, A Proposed General Statute",
      "summary": "There is no general federal statute proscribing criminal attempts; the federal criminal statutes\nare\nwritten in such a manner so as to include only the attempt to commit a specific substantive crime or\nsubstantive offense. Therefore, a specific intent crime would require that the offender specifically\nintended to devise a scheme to commit the crime. The government, on the other hand, must present\nproof by inferences from the circumstances that the offender possessed the specific intent to commit\nthe crime. This approach to the law has led to a patchwork of attempt statutes--leaving gaps in\ncoverage, and failing to satisfactorily define exactly what constitutes an attempt in all circumstances. \nAs introduced,  S. 171  would address these problems in the current law by adding a\ngeneral attempt provision to title 18 of the United States Code which would define what constitutes\nan attempt in all circumstances. It is also the intent of the legislation to fill in the gaps found in the\ncurrent attempt statutes. This report will be updated if legislative activity warrants",
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