Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 110.10 — Attempt to commit a crime; no defense
N.Y. Penal Law § 110.10
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 110.10 Attempt to commit a crime; no defense.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 110.10 — Attempt to commit a crime; no defense is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 110.10 Attempt to commit a crime; no defense.
If the conduct in which a person engages otherwise constitutes an attempt to commit a crime pursuant to section 110.00, it is no defense to a prosecution for such attempt that the crime charged to have been attempted was, under the attendant circumstances, factually or legally impossible of commission, if such crime could have been committed had the attendant circumstances been as such person believed them to be.