Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 4. CRIMINAL ATTEMPT, CONSPIRACY, AND SOLICITATION

16-4-1. Criminal attempt.

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A person commits the offense of criminal attempt when, with intent to commit a specific crime, he performs any act which constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that crime.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 26-1001, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.

Law reviews

For annual survey on criminal law and procedure, see 42 Mercer L. Rev. 141 (1990). For article, ‘‘A Comprehensive Analysis of Georgia RICO,’’ see 9 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 537 (1993). For survey article on criminal law and procedure for the period from June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 117 (2003). For review of 1996 criminal attempt, conspiracy, and solicitation legislation, see 13 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 105 (1996).

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