Hyde v. United States

Hyde v. United States, 225 U.S. 347 (1912), is a United States Supreme Court criminal case interpreting attempt.^[1]: 688 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.^[1]: 688 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."^[2]

Hyde v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 23–24, 1911 Reargued May 3, 1912 Decided June 10, 1912
Full case name	Hyde and Schneider v. United States
Citations	225 U.S. 347 (more) 32 S. Ct. 793; 56 L. Ed. 1114
Court membership
Chief Justice Edward D. White Associate Justices Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. William R. Day · Horace H. Lurton Charles E. Hughes · Willis Van Devanter Joseph R. Lamar · Mahlon Pitney
Case opinions
Majority	McKenna, joined by White, Day, Devanter, Pitney
Dissent	Holmes, joined by Lurton, Hughes, Lamar