With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". 839, 843 (1978). Since the statute requires that abandonment occur after the “prohibited conduct” of the charged offense but before the “underlying crime,” the underlying crime cannot be the same as the charged offense. For attempt, the “underlying crime” is the crime that is attempted. See, e.g., Smith, 636 N.E.2d at 127 (criminal deviate conduct); Sheckles, 501 N.E.2d at 1055 (robbery); Woodford, 488 N.E.2d at 1124-25 (rape). For conspiracy, the “underlying crime” is the offense the conspirators agreed to commit. See, e.g., Babin v. State, 609 N.E.2d 3, 4-5 (Ind. Ct. App. 1993) (murder), trans. denied. By abandoning the underlying crime before it occurs or becomes inevitable, the defendant detaches the charged offense from the crime it’s “hitched” to. See Smith, 636 N.E.2d at 127 (<HOLDING>); Webster’s Third New International Dictionary

A: recognizing attempt and conspiracy as inchoate crimes
B: recognizing rule
C: recognizing this as the general rule
D: holding that amended note 12 applies to choate as well as inchoate offenses
A.