§ 6-1-301 — Attempt; renunciation of criminal intention

Wyoming § 6-1-301

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 06: Crimes and Offenses
• Ch. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Art. 3: INCHOATE OFFENSES

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(a) A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if:
(i) With the intent to commit the crime, he does any
act which is a substantial step towards commission of the crime.
A "substantial step" is conduct which is strongly corroborative
of the firmness of the person's intention to complete the
commission of the crime; or
(ii) He intentionally engages in conduct which would
constitute the crime had the attendant circumstances been as the
person believes them to be.
(b) A person is not liable under this section if, under
circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation
of his criminal intention, he avoided the commission of the
crime attempted by abandoning his criminal effort. Within the
meaning of this subsection, renunciation of criminal purpose is
not voluntary if it is motivated, in whole or in part, by
circumstances, not present or apparent at the inception of the
person's course of conduct, which increase the probability of
detection or apprehension or which make more difficult the
accomplishment of the criminal intention. Renunciation is not
complete if it is motivated by a decision to postpone the
criminal conduct until a more advantageous time or to transfer
the criminal effort to another but similar objective or victim.