Rhode Island § 12-17-14 § 12-17-14. Conviction of lesser-included offense or attempt.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-17-14 — § 12-17-14. Conviction of lesser-included offense or attempt.

Rhode Island § 12-17-14

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-17Trial

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-17-14 (2026).

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§ 12-17-14. Conviction of lesser-included offense or attempt.
Whenever any person is tried upon an indictment, information, or complaint and the
            court or jury, as the case may be, shall not be satisfied that he or she is guilty
            of the whole offense, but shall be satisfied that he or she is guilty of so much of
            the offense as shall substantially amount to an offense of a lower nature, or that
            the defendant did not complete the offense charged, but that he or she was guilty
            only of an attempt to commit the same offense, the court or jury may find him or her
            guilty of the lower offense or guilty of an attempt to commit the offense, as the
            c

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§ 12-17-14. Conviction of lesser-included offense or attempt.

Whenever any person is tried upon an indictment, information, or complaint and the court or jury, as the case may be, shall not be satisfied that he or she is guilty of the whole offense, but shall be satisfied that he or she is guilty of so much of the offense as shall substantially amount to an offense of a lower nature, or that the defendant did not complete the offense charged, but that he or she was guilty only of an attempt to commit the same offense, the court or jury may find him or her guilty of the lower offense or guilty of an attempt to commit the offense, as the case may be, and the court shall proceed to sentence the person for the offense of which he or she shall be so found guilty, notwithstanding that the court had not otherwise jurisdiction of the offense.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 24; P.L. 1897, ch. 463, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1185; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 24; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 11; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 12-17-14; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 13.