Model Penal Code

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MPC
gptkbp:adoptedInPartBy many U.S. states
gptkbp:citation ALI, Model Penal Code (1962)
gptkbp:contains sentencing guidelines
defenses to criminal liability
definitions of crimes
general principles of criminal responsibility
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:draftedBy gptkb:American_Law_Institute
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Model Penal Code
gptkbp:influenced state criminal codes
gptkbp:influencedBy existing state criminal codes
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableFor actus reus definitions
inchoate offenses
justification and excuse defenses
liability for conduct of another
mens rea definitions
sentencing and corrections
gptkbp:notLaw not binding law
gptkbp:purpose standardize criminal law
gptkbp:subject gptkb:crime
gptkbp:updated 1980s
gptkbp:usedBy judges
legislators
law students
lawyers
gptkbp:website https://www.ali.org/publications/show/model-penal-code/
gptkbp:yearDrafted 1962
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Law_Institute
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4