Oregon Statutes - Chapter 161 - General Provisions - Section 161.425 - Impossibility not a defense.

In a prosecution for an attempt, it is no defense that it was impossible to commit the crime which was the object of the attempt where the conduct engaged in by the actor would be a crime if the circumstances were as the actor believed them to be. [1971 c.743 §55]

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