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	ATTEMPTS � AN ATTEMPT TO DO ANY CRIME IS A CRIME � ATTEMPTS MUST COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO COMPLETION � �BEYOND MERE PREPARATION� � A DIRECT, INEFFECTUAL ACT REQUIRED � ALL ATTEMPTS ARE SPECIFIC INTENT CRIMES � PUNISHMENT IS USUALLY HALF THAT OF COMPLETED CRIME � ATTEMPT EXCEPTIONS: ATTEMPTED MURDER, ARSON, ESCAPE, BATTERY ATTEMPT EXAMPLES � ENTERING A CAR AND TRYING TO START IT � SAWING A LOCK ON A WAREHOUSE DOOR � STARTING TO REMOVE A WINDOW SCREEN NOT ATTEMPTS � PLANNING ON ROBBING A BANK AND BUYING A GUN � PLACING YOUR HANDS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW OF A HOUSE YOU PLAN TO BURGLARIZE POSSIBILITY OF COMPLETION � CRIMES THAT ARE LEGALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETE CANNOT BE ATTEMPTED � CRIMES THAT CAN APPARENTLY BE COMPLETED CAN BE ATTEMPTED EXAMPLES OF LEGAL IMPOSSIBILITY � INCEST WITH ADOPTED DAUGHTER (LEGALLY IMPOSSIBLE) � ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON IF GUN IS UNLOADED AND SUSPECT KNEW SO (LEGALLY IMPOSSIBLE) EXAMPLES OF APPARENTLY POSSIBLE CRIMES � SEX WITH A 12-YEAR-OLD YOU MET ON THE INTERNET IF �12-YEAR-OLD� IS UNDERCOVER COP (APPARENTLY POSSIBLE) � SHOOTING AT A PERSON BEHIND BULLETPROOF GLASS (APPARENTLY POSSIBLE) ABANDONMENT AS A DEFENSE IN ATTEMPTED CRIMES � ONLY IF DONE VOLUNTARILY� � BEFORE THE ACT IS IN PROGRESS� � WHEN THERE IS NO OUTSIDE CAUSE PROMPTING ABANDONMENT CONSPIRACY � AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE� � TO DO ANY CRIME� � WHERE AT ONE OF THEM� � DOES ANY OVERT ACT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CONSPIRACY � CONSPIRACY IS ALWAYS A SPECIFIC INTENT CRIME � CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ANY CRIME IS A FELONY� � INCLUDING CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A MISDEMEANOR �AGREEMENT� IN CONSPIRACY � A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF THE GOAL� � EVEN IF DETAILS NOT KNOWN TO EACH CONSPIRATOR WITHDRAWING FROM A CONSPIRACY � ONLY POSSIBLE BY SOME AFFIRMATIVE ACT � MUST NOTIFY ALL FELLOW CONSPIRATORS � MUST REMAIN COMPLETELY UNINVOLVED �TWO OR MORE PEOPLE� � HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE TWO SEPARATE PEOPLE � UNDERCOVER COP NOT INCLUDED � AT LEAST ONE MORE THAN REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE CRIME �OVERT ACT� � ANY STEP TAKEN BEYOND MERE PLANNING � IF TWO PEOPLE AGREE TO DO A ROBBERY� � AND ONE BUYS A GUN, THE CONSPIRACY IS COMPLETE SOLICITATION TO COMMIT CRIME � SEVERAL DIFFERENT CRIMES � SOME FELONIES, SOME MISDEMEANORS � ALL INVOLVE ASKING A PERSON TO COMMIT A CRIME � WITH SPECIFIC INTENT � COMPLETE UPON ASKING � ONLY SPECIFIC CRIMES INVOLVED � CORROBORATION NEEDED � NO ACT NEEDED OTHER THAN THE ASKING � A LESSER, INCLUDED OFFENSE IN CONSPIRACY OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE CRIMES (MORE ON EACH) � COMPOUNDING � PERJURY � SUBORNATION OF PERJURY � BRIBERY � DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE � DISSUADING A WITNESS � FALSE ID � IDENTITY THEFT � FALSE REPORT OF CRIME � FALSE INFORMATION � FALSELY REPORTING POLICE MISCONDUCT COMPOUNDING CRIMES � CONCEALING A CRIME� � WITH AN AGREEMENT TO DO SO� � FOR SOMETHING OF VALUE � A WOBBLER IF THE CONCEALED CRIME IS A FELONY � A MISDEMEANOR OTHERWISE PERJURY � KNOWINGLY GIVING FALSE TESTIMONY UNDER OATH� � OF A MATERIAL FACT OR � MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT �UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY� � ALWAYS A FELONY SUBORNATION OF PERJURY � ONE PERSON CONVINCES ANOTHER TO LIE UNDER OATH � THE OTHER DOES � SAME PUNISHMENT AS PERJURY BRIBERY � MANY CRIMES INCLUDING: � OFFERING, ASKING FOR OR ACCEPTING� � SOMETHING OF VALUE� � TO A PARTICULAR CLASS OF PEOPLE� � WITH SPECIFIC INTENT TO CORRUPTLY INFLUENCE � CRIME COMPLETE UPON OFFERING OR ASKING� � EVEN IF NOT FURTHER ACTED ON � A FELONY DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE � WILLFULLY DESTROYING, OR CONCEALING EVIDENCE� � REASONABLY KNOWING IT IS ABOUT TO BECOME EVIDENCE� � WITH SPECIFIC INTENT TO KEEP IT FROM BEING PRODUCED (MISD.) DISSUADING A WITNESS � THREATENING OR DISSUADING A PERSON FROM REPORTING A CRIME OR TESTIFYING � IF THREATS OF FORCE OR VIOLENCE OR PART OF A CONSPIRACY, A FELONY � A WOBBLER OTHERWISE FALSE ID � A MISDEMEANOR WHEN GIVEN TO AN OFFICER� � WHETHER OR NOT CONNECTED WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES � UPON LAWFUL DETENTION OR ARREST IDENTITY THEFT � OBTAINING PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ANOTHER � AND USING IT FOR ANY UNLAWFUL PURPOSE � A WOBBLER FALSE REPORT OF A CRIME � KNOWINGLY AND FALSELY REPORTING CRIME TO POLICE OR GRAND JURY � A MISDEMEANOR FALSE INFORMATION � GIVING ANY FALSE INFORMATION� � TO ANY PEACE OFFICER� � WHO IS ENFORCING THE VEHICLE CODE � A MISDEMEANOR FALSELY REPORTING POLICE MISCONDUCT � KNOWINGLY FILING FALSE ACCUSATION� � OF ANY MISCONDUCT � AGAINST ANY PEACE OFFICER � A MISDEMEANOR

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