NEW YORK PENAL LAW
Mens Rea of Attempt
Section 15.05 (definition of "intent")
People v. Campbell, 72 N.Y.2d 602 (1988)
(impossibility of attempting second-degree assault (§ 120.05(3)))
People v. Esquilin, 552 N.Y.S.2d 953 (App.
Div. 1990) (impossibility of attempting first-degree kidnapping (§
135.25(3)))
People v. Miller, 87 N.Y.2d 211 (1995)
(impossibility of attempting first-degree robbery (§ 160.15(1),( 2)))