Post by BR Law Corporation

A recent case, where an Italian man attempted to offload what he believed was a fake Rolex, only for it to turn out to be genuine, has sparked an interesting legal question: can someone be guilty of a crime that was never actually possible to commit? Our Senior Associate, Hamza Malik, was featured on CNA, where he unpacked the issue of “impossible crimes”. The discussion explores how criminal liability can arise even where an offence could not have been completed, and why the law places significant weight on the sufficiency of the evidence of intention to commit a crime in these cases. You may listen to the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/g_dnEN6e