Attempt to commit a felony

Attempt to commit a felony consists of an overt act in furtherance of and with intent to commit a felony and tending but failing to effect its commission. Whoever commits attempt to commit a felony, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as follows: A. if the crime attempted is a capital or first degree felony, the person committing such attempt is guilty of a second degree felony; B. if the crime attempted is a second degree felony, the person committing such attempt is guilty of a third degree felony; C. if the crime attempted is murder in the second degree, the person committing the attempted murder is guilty of a third degree felony and, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978, the basic sentence of imprisonment is nine years; D. if the crime attempted is a third degree felony, the person committing such attempt is guilty of a fourth degree felony; and E. if the crime attempted is a fourth degree felony, the person committing such attempt is guilty of a misdemeanor. No person shall be sentenced for an attempt to commit a misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-28-1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 28-1; 1978 Comp., § 30-28-1; 2024, ch. 51, § 1.