Subsection 1 - Attempt
Article 200:
Any attempt to commit a felony that began with acts aimed directly at its commission shall be deemed to constitute the felony itself if its completion was prevented solely by circumstances beyond the control of the perpetrator.
The penalties prescribed by law may, however, be commuted as follows:
The death penalty may be replaced with hard labour for life or fixed-term hard labour for 7 to 20 years;
Hard labour for life may be replaced with fixed-term hard labour for at least five years; life imprisonment may be replaced with fixed-term imprisonment for at least five years;
Any other penalty may be commuted by one half to two thirds.
Any person who begins to commit an act and then voluntarily desists shall be punished only for acts that he committed which constituted offences per se.
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(f) Attempts to commit such a crime by taking action that commences its execution by means of a substantial step, but the crime does not occur because of circumstances independent of the person's intentions. However, a person who abandons the effort to commit the crime or otherwise prevents the completion of the crime shall not be liable for punishment under this Statute for the attempt to commit that crime if that person completely and voluntarily gave up the criminal purpose.