People v. Adami

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• to reach the level of attempt, mere preparation is not enough but “some appreciable fragment of the crime must have been accomplished”
• mere acts of preparation did not constitute an overt act: there was only a verbal agreement between defendant and the hired killer, the selection of such person to do the killing, and a payment of a portion of the consideration
• mere acts of preparation did not constitute an overt act: there was only a verbal agreement between defendant and the hired killer, the selection of such person to do the killing, and a payment of a portion of the consideration

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