CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY - Indiana Statutes

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 with the culpability required for commission of the crime, he engages in conduct that constitutes a substantial step toward commission of the crime. An attempt to commit a crime is a felony or misdemeanor of the same class as the crime attempted. However, an attempt to commit murder is a Class A felony.
    (b) It is no defense that, because of a misapprehension of the circumstances, it would have been impossible for the accused person to 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, with intent to commit the felony, he agrees with another person to commit the felony. A conspiracy to commit a felony is a felony of the same class as the underlying felony. However, a conspiracy to commit murder is a Class A felony.
    (b) The state must allege and prove that either the person or the person with whom he agreed performed an overt act in furtherance of the agreement.
    (c) It is no defense that the person with whom the accused person is 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 conspiracy and an attempt with respect to the same underlying crime.
    (b) A person may not be convicted of both a crime and an attempt to commit the same crime.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.24.