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(a) A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a controlled substance crime if he engages in the conduct defined in Section 13A-4-2(a), and the crime attempted is a controlled substance crime.

(b) The principles of liability and defenses for an attempt to commit a controlled substance crime are the same as those specified in Sections 13A-4-2(b) through (c), and in Section 13A-4-5.

(c) An attempt to commit a controlled substance crime shall be punished the same as the controlled substance crime attempted.

(Acts 1987, No. 87-612, p. 1061, §3; Code 1975, §20-2-162; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-918, p. 512, §2(8).)