CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY

IC 35-41-5
    Chapter 5. Offenses of General Applicability

IC 35-41-5-1
Attempt
    Sec. 1. (a) A person attempts to commit a crime when, acting withthe culpability required for commission of the crime, he engages inconduct that constitutes a substantial step toward commission of thecrime. An attempt to commit a crime is a felony or misdemeanor ofthe same class as the crime attempted. However, an attempt tocommit murder is a Class A felony.
    (b) It is no defense that, because of a misapprehension of thecircumstances, it would have been impossible for the accused personto commit the crime attempted.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1977,P.L.340, SEC.22.

IC 35-41-5-2
Conspiracy
    Sec. 2. (a) A person conspires to commit a felony when, withintent to commit the felony, he agrees with another person to committhe felony. A conspiracy to commit a felony is a felony of the sameclass as the underlying felony. However, a conspiracy to commitmurder is a Class A felony.
    (b) The state must allege and prove that either the person or theperson with whom he agreed performed an overt act in furtheranceof the agreement.
    (c) It is no defense that the person with whom the accused personis alleged to have conspired:
        (1) has not been prosecuted;
        (2) has not been convicted;
        (3) has been acquitted;
        (4) has been convicted of a different crime;
        (5) cannot be prosecuted for any reason; or
        (6) lacked the capacity to commit the crime.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1977,P.L.340, SEC.23.

IC 35-41-5-3
Multiple convictions
    Sec. 3. (a) A person may not be convicted of both a conspiracyand an attempt with respect to the same underlying crime.
    (b) A person may not be convicted of both a crime and an attemptto commit the same crime.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1977,P.L.340, SEC.24.