{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-161.425","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 161.425","heading":"Impossibility not a defense.","body":"In a prosecution for an attempt, it is no defense that it was impossible to commit the crime which was the object of the attempt where the conduct engaged in by the actor would be a crime if the circumstances were as the actor believed them to be.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","16. Crimes and Punishments","Chapter 161 — General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors161.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"f848b7b4179b1815037ca73d1bdd28ea81579474e5e0a5592360e268200e777d","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-161.405","next":"us-or/ors-161.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}