An indictment charging attempted murder under s 30 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) that pleads an attempt to do an act (e.g., attempt to set fire to the victim) with intent to murder sufficiently discloses the offence, even without expressly stating 'did attempt to murder'. The act constituting the attempt need not itself be a completed act; an attempt to do an act, combined with the requisite intent to kill, constitutes attempted murder. A jury verdict will cure any procedural defect in the indictment where the accused was fully aware of the charge and the trial was fair.
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