Vermont · Vermont Statutes — Title 13, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Vt. Stat. (Crimes) § 10: Punishment for attempt on indictment charging commission Under an information or indictment charging the commission of a felony, according as the proof is, the jury may return a verdict that the respondent is not guilty of the principal offense, but is guilty of an attempt to commit the same, in the
What this law says, in plain English
A jury may find a defendant not guilty of a charged felony but guilty of attempting to commit it, or the defendant may plead guilty to the attempt. The court then sentences based on the attempt conviction.
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