A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to insert a general provision for criminal attempt.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 11, 1996)
Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that a person is guilty of an offense if, acting with the state of mind otherwise required for the commission of a crime, that person intentionally engages in conduct that, if successful, would constitute or result in the offense.
Sets forth provisions regarding affirmative defenses (voluntary abandonment of criminal effort under specified circumstances), preclusion of specified defenses (impossibility, or that the crime attempted was completed), proof, grading of the offense, and Federal jurisdiction.
What just happenedJul 11, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Jul 11, 1996IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 11, 1996IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7765)
- Jul 11, 1996IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate