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Code of Virginia · § 18.2-28 — Maximum punishment for attempts

18.2-28. Maximum punishment for attempts

Any provision in this article notwithstanding, in no event shall the punishment for an attempt to commit an offense exceed the maximum punishment had the offense been committed.

History and annotations

Code 1950, § 18.1-20; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

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