18.2-28 - Maximum punishment for attempts.
§ 18.2-28. Maximum punishment for attempts.
Any provision in this article notwithstanding, in no event shall thepunishment for an attempt to commit an offense exceed the maximum punishmenthad the offense been committed.
(Code 1950, § 18.1-20; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)