Ga. Code § 16-4-5 : — CRIMES AND OFFENSESCRIMINAL ATTEMPT, CONSPIRACY, AND SOLICITATION —4-5 - Abandonment of effort to commit a crime as an affirmative defense

(a) When a person's conduct would otherwise constitute an attempt to commit a crime under Code Section 16-4-1, it is an affirmative defense that he abandoned his effort to commit the crime or in any other manner prevented its commission under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of his criminal purpose.
(b) A renunciation of criminal purpose is not voluntary and complete if it results from:
(1) A belief that circumstances exist which increase the probability of detection or apprehension of the person or which render more difficult the accomplishment of the criminal purpose; or
(2) A decision to postpone the criminal conduct until another time.

OCGA § 16-4-5

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