Section 23. Punishment of an attempt

(1)An attempt to commit a felony is always punishable, while an attempt to commit a misdemeanor is punishable only if a statute expressly so provides.
(2) An attempt may be punished less severely than the completed crime (§ 49(l)).
(3) If, due to a gross lack of understanding, the perpetrator failed to realize that an attempt could not possibly lead to the completion of the act by virtue of the nature of the object against which or the means with which the act was to be committed, the court in its discretion may refrain from imposing punishment or it may reduce the punishment (§ 49(2)).


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