United States v. James Neal, Iii, A/K/A Sonny

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• holding that co-coconspirator's incriminating statements to a government informant were admissible under Rule 801(d)(2)(E)
• explaining that a defendant can be convicted of attempt only when the government shows that the defendant has culpability to commit the crime charged and has taken “a substantial step towards the completion” of that crime
• developing Fourth Circuit's standard from § 5.01 of the Model Penal Code
• “If completion of a crime was a necessary predicate to criminal prosecution, an attempt would never be criminal.”
• discussing the definition of attempt generally

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