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Title 38. MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS · Chapter 2. MILITARY AFFAIRS · Article 5. CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE · Part 10. PUNITIVE PROVISIONS

38-2-1080. Attempts.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    An act, done with specific intent to commit an offense under this article, amounting to more than mere preparation and tending, even though failing, to effect its commission is an attempt to commit that offense.#

  2. (b)

    Any person subject to this article who attempts to commit any offense punishable by this article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, unless otherwise specifically prescribed.#

  3. (c)

    Any person subject to this article may be convicted of an attempt to commit an offense although it appears on the trial that the offense was consummated.#

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 1981, § 38-2-1080, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.

Other notes

U.S. Code.
For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 880.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t37-t39-(v28)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V28, 2021 edition, page 502; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 4eed692485f5.