RES IPSA LOQUITUR TEST

res ipsa loquitur test (rays ip-s<<schwa>> loh-kw<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>r). A method for

determining whether a defendant has gone beyond preparation and has actually committed an

attempt, based on whether the defendant’s act itself would have indicated to an observer what the

defendant intended to do. — Also termed equivocality test. See ATTEMPT(2). [Cases: Criminal

Law 44. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 114–123.] [Blacks Law 8^th]