Unless a different classification is expressly stated, an attempt to commit a misdemeanor or a felony is punishable under the next lower classification as the offense which the offender attempted to commit. An attempt to commit a Class A or Class B1 felony is a Class B2 felony, an attempt to commit a Class B2 felony is a Class C felony, an attempt to commit a Class I felony is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and an attempt to commit a Class 3 misdemeanor is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-2.5
Punishment for attempt to commit a felony or misdemeanor
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 175 N.C. App. 250 - State v. Hanton (2006)
Most recently applied in United States v. Joel Covington (April 2023)
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