Hyde v. United States

Hyde v. United States, 225 U.S. 347 (1912), is a United States Supreme Court criminal case interpreting attempt. The court held that for an act to be a criminal attempt, it must be so near the result that the danger of its success must be very large. The case is notable for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes's formulation in the dissent that attempt is present when a defendant's conduct bears "a dangerous proximity to success."