506.060 Criminal solicitation or conspiracy -- Defense of renunciation. (1) In any prosecution for criminal solicitation or criminal conspiracy in which the crime solicited or the crime contemplated by the conspiracy was not in fact committed, it is a defense that, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of his criminal purpose, the defendant prevented the commission of the crime. (2) A renunciation is not "voluntary and complete" within the meaning of this section when it is motivated in whole or in part by: (a) A belief that circumstances exist which pose a particular threat of apprehension or detection of the accused or another participant in the criminal enterprise or which render more difficult the accomplishment of the criminal purpose; or (b) A decision to postpone the criminal conduct until another time or to transfer the criminal effort to another victim or another but similar object. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 54, effective January 1, 1975.
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