Section 16-4-6 - Penalties for criminal attempt(a) A person convicted of the offense of criminal attempt to commit a crime punishable by death or by life imprisonment shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than 30 years.(b) A person convicted of the offense of criminal attempt to commit a felony, other than a felony punishable by death or life imprisonment, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than one-half the maximum period of time for which he or she could have been sentenced if he or she had been convicted of the crime attempted, by one-half the maximum fine to which he or she could have been subjected if he or she had been convicted of the crime attempted, or both.(c) A person convicted of the offense of criminal attempt to commit a misdemeanor shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 255,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2007.