Maine Statutes
§ 17-A §152-A — Aggravated attempted murder
Maine·Title 17-A MAINE CRIMINAL CODE·Part 2 SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES·Ch. 7 OFFENSES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY
1.A person is guilty of aggravated attempted murder if that person commits attempted murder and, at the time of that person's actions, one or more of the following aggravating circumstances is in fact present:
2.Aggravated attempted murder is a Class A crime except that, notwithstanding section 1604, subsection 1, paragraph A, the sentence for aggravated attempted murder is imprisonment for life or a definite period of imprisonment for any term of years. The existence of an aggravating circumstance serves only as a precondition for the court to consider a life sentence. The court also may impose as part of the sentence a period of probation of any term of years pursuant to section 1804, subsection 4‑A.
3.It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection 1 that the person's co
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Legislative History
PL 2001, c. 413, §2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 476, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §58 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 271, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 207, §1 (AMD).
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