{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-21a","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 21a","heading":"","body":"An attempt to commit a crime consists of two elements: a specific intent to commit the crime, and a direct but ineffectual act done toward its commission.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c00548a512521c08dde666a8588fe39770e9bf6ad6599fc7c6c745e28aab1069","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-20","next":"us-ca/pen-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}