Georgia § 16-4-6 - Penalties for criminal attempt.
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§ 16-4-6. Penalties for criminal attempt.
A person convicted of the offense of criminal attempt to commit a crime punishable by death or by life imprisonment shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than 30 years. A person convicted of the offense of criminal attempt to commit a felony, other than a felony punishable by death or life imprisonment, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than one-half the maximum period of time for which he or she could have been sentenced if he or she had been convicted of the crime attempted, by one-half the maximum fine to which he or she could have been subjected if he or she had been convicted of the crime attempted, or both. A person convicted of the offense of criminal attempt to commit a misdemeanor shall be punished as for a misdemeanor. (Code 1933, § 26-1006, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 2007, p. 501, § 1/SB 79.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2007, p. 501, § 2/SB 79, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code section shall apply to all crimes committed on and after July 1, 2007.
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