The abnormal step approach is a standard for distinguishing between
preparation and attempt Preparation and attempt are related, but different standards in criminal law.''Criminal Law - Cases and Materials'', 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, /ref>
An attempt to commit an unconsumm ...
in a criminal case.
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/ref> If a person takes a series of steps in preparation for a Crime in the United States, crime, then takes a step that a normal noncriminal person would have come to their good senses and held back from taking (an abnormal step), then that is evidence of an attempt.[
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