Alabama § 13A-4-5 - Consummation of Object Offense Not Defense to Prosecution; Multiple Convictions on Basis of Same Course of Conduct.
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§ 13A-4-5. Consummation of Object Offense Not Defense to Prosecution; Multiple Convictions on Basis of Same Course of Conduct.
(a) It is no defense to a prosecution for criminal solicitation, Section 13A-4-1, attempt, Section 13A-4-2, or criminal conspiracy, Section 13A-4-3, that the offense solicited, attempted or conspired was actually committed.
(b) A person may not be convicted on the basis of the same course of conduct of both the actual commission of an offense and:
(1) An attempt to commit the offense; or
(2) Criminal solicitation of the offense; or
(3) Criminal conspiracy of the offense.
(c) A person may not be convicted of more than one of the offenses defined in Sections 13A-4-1, 13A-4-2 and 13A-4-3 for a single course of conduct designed to commit or to cause the commission of the same crime.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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