Oklahoma Code § 21-44
Oklahoma Code § 21-44. Reproduced from the official Oklahoma Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 21-44.
Attempt defined.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if, acting
with the kind of culpability otherwise required for commission of
the crime, he:
(a) purposely engages in conduct which would constitute the
crime if the attendant circumstances were as he believes them to be;
or,
(b) when causing a particular result in an element of the crime,
does anything with the purpose of causing or with the belief that it
will cause such result, without further conduct on his part.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 220, § 1.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Oklahoma Statutes § 21-44
- Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
- Code: Oklahoma Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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