Missouri v. Guffey
Missouri Court of Appeals
262 S.W.2d 152 (1953)
Relevant factsFree
To catch off-season deer poachers, Missouri conservation agents placed a stuffed deer visible from a road and hid nearby; when a passing car's spotlight caught the decoy and one occupant shouted "there stands one," the car stopped and one defendant fired a shotgun at the fake deer, leading to their arrest and conviction for unlawfully hunting deer off-season. The defendants appealed, arguing no law was violated since the target was never a real deer.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant may be convicted of the attempt of a crime that is legally impossible to commit.