United States v. Kai-Lo Hsu, A/K/A James Hsu. United States of America v. Chester S. Ho. United States of America

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• examining legislative intent to determine whether Congress meant to permit a defense of impossibility to an “attempt” crime under the Economic Espionage Act
• explaining that a conviction for attempt generally requires that a “defendant must (1) have the intent needed to commit a crime defined ... and must (2) perform an act amounting to a ‘substantial step’ toward the commission of that, crime”
• collecting cases and observing that few jurisdictions still recognize impossibility as a defense
• examining legislative intent to determine whether Congress meant to permit a defense of impossibility to an “attempt” crime under the Economic Espionage Act
• discussing statute enacted as part of the Eco- nomic Espionage Act of 1996 that criminalizes the theft of trade secrets related to products “produced for or placed in interstate or foreign commerce”
• collecting cases and observing that few jurisdictions still recognize impossibility as a defense

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