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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-4-3. Charge of commission of crime as including criminal attempt.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-4-3. Charge of commission of crime as including criminal attempt.

A person charged with commission of a crime may be convicted of the offense of criminal attempt as to that crime without being specifically charged with the criminal attempt in the accusation, indictment, or presentment.

## History

Code 1933, § 26-1005, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘A Comprehensive Analysis of Georgia RICO,’’ see 9 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 537 (1993).