BOOK I
GENERAL PART
TITLE II
ON CRIME
CHAPTER II
FORMS OF CRIME
Article 23. Attempt
A crime is attempted whenever the person who has decided to commit it initiates its
execution by undertaking, wholly or in part, the acts objectively required to cause the result, which fails to take place only for reasons beyond the control of the perpetrator.
Article 24. Punishability of attempt
1. An attempt is punishable only in connection with crimes of intent carrying a maximum prison sentence of more than 3 years and in all other cases expressly determined by law.
2. Except where otherwise provided, an attempt is punishable with an extraordinarily mitigated penalty in comparison to the consummated crime.
Article 25. Unpunishability of attempt
An attempt is not punishable whenever the inappropriateness of the means employed or absence of an essential element to consummate the crime is manifest.
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