Allen E. Fryer v. Crispus Nix, Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary

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• once an act is committed that shows the accused intended to complete the crime, the crime of attempt is complete and “later termination, though voluntary, is irrelevant.”
• the act cannot be ambiguous, but must be “unequivocal”

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