Ohio · Ohio Revised Code — Title 29, Crimes

Ohio Rev. Code (Criminal) § 2923.02: Attempt to commit an offense

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

This statute defines the crime of attempting to commit an offense. The severity depends on the underlying offense attempted—attempts at murder or life-sentence crimes are first-degree felonies; other attempts are punished at the next-lower degree than the target offense.

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