[R.O. 2012 §215.010; CC 1992 §13-1; Ord. No. 1633, 4-11-1983]
A.
A person
is guilty of attempt to commit an offense when, with the purpose of
committing the offense, he/she does any act which is a substantial
step towards the commission of the offense. A "substantial
step" is conduct which is strongly corroborative of the firmness
of the actor's purpose to complete the commission of the offense.
B.
It
is no defense to prosecution under this Section that the offense attempted
was, under the actual attendant circumstances, factually or legally
impossible of commission, if such offense could have been committed
had the attendant circumstances been as the actor believed them to
be.
