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5-3-204. Renunciation.
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5-3-204. Renunciation.
(a)(1) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under § 5-3-201(a)(2) or (b) that the defendant abandons his or her effort to commit the offense, and by the abandonment prevents the commission of the offense, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of his or her criminal purpose.
(2) However, the establishment of the affirmative defense under subdivision (a)(1) of this section does not affect the liability of an accomplice who does not join in the abandonment or prevention.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under § 5-3-202 that the defendant terminates his or her complicity in the commission of the offense and:
(1) Wholly deprives his or her complicity of effectiveness in the commission of the offense;
(2) Gives timely warning to an appropriate law enforcement authority; or
(3) Otherwise makes a substantial effort to prevent the commission of the offense, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of his or her criminal purpose.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-3-204
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5-3-204. Renunciation.
(a)(1) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under § 5-3-201(a)(2) or (b) that the defendant abandons his or her effort to commit the offense, and by the abandonment prevents the commission of the offense, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of his or her criminal purpose.
(2) However, the establishment of the affirmative defense under subdivision (a)(1) of this section does not affect the liability of an accomplice who does not join in the abandonment or prevention.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under § 5-3-202 that the defendant terminates his or her complicity in the commission of the offense and:
(1) Wholly deprives his or her complicity of effectiveness in the commission of the offense;
(2) Gives timely warning to an appropriate law enforcement authority; or
(3) Otherwise makes a substantial effort to prevent the commission of the offense, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of his or her criminal purpose.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
5-3-201. Conduct constituting attempt.
(a) A person attempts to commit an offense if he or she purposely engages in conduct that:
(1) Would constitute an offense if the attendant circumstances were as the person believes them to be; or
(2) Constitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct intended to culminate in the commission of an offense whether or not the attendant circumstances are as the person believes them to be.
(b) When causing a particular result is an element of the offense, a person commits the offense of criminal attempt if, acting with the kind of culpable mental state otherwise required for the commission of the offense, the person purposely engages in conduct that constitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct intended or known to cause the particular result.
(c) Conduct is not a substantial step under this section unless the conduct is strongly corroborative of the person's criminal purpose.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-3-201
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 5-3-201. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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5-3-202. Complicity.
(a) A person attempts to commit an offense if, with the purpose of aiding another person in the commission of the offense, the person engages in conduct that would establish his or her complicity under § 5-2-402 if the offense were committed by the other person.
(b) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that:
(1) The other person did not commit or attempt to commit an offense; or
(2) It was impossible for the actor to assist the other person in the commission of the offense if the actor could have assisted the other person had the attendant circumstances been as the actor believed them to be.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-3-202
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 5-3-202. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.