Attempted, Frustrated, and Consummated Stages

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1. When is a felony consummated under Article6?
2. What distinguishes frustrated from attempted stage under Article6?
3. What is Valenzuela’s controlling treatment of frustrated theft?
4. An attacker with proved intent to kill has not performed all necessary killing acts because a bystander intervenes. The…
5. A thief completes an unlawful taking with all theft elements proved, but a guard immediately recovers the property. Whi…
6. A trial court labels established rape by sexual intercourse frustrated solely because the offender did not achieve his …
7. A prosecutor claims that every felony necessarily has three separately punishable stages, and therefore a person who co…
8. State the Article6 distinctions among attempted, frustrated and consummated felonies.
9. Explain the stage of a completed unlawful taking followed by immediate recovery.
10. Why does a person’s unfulfilled private objective not necessarily mean that the legal offense is frustrated?
11. What is Article 7’s general stage rule for light felonies outside its exception?
12. Which categories are expressly excepted from Article 7’s consummation-only rule?