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The American Model Penal Code: A Brief Overview, Paul H. Robinson, Markus D. Dubber Jul 2007

The American Model Penal Code: A Brief Overview, Paul H. Robinson, Markus D. Dubber

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If there can be said to be an "American criminal code," the Model Penal Code is it. Nonetheless, there remains an enormous diversity among the fifty-two American penal codes, including some that have never adopted a modern code format or structure. Yet, even within the minority of states without a modern code, the Model Penal Code has great influence, as courts regularly rely upon it to fashion the law that the state's criminal code fails to provide. In this essay we provide a brief introduction to this historic document, its history and its content. Available for download at http://ssrn.com/abstract=661165


Critiquing Crump: The Strengths And Weaknesses Of Professor Crump's Model Laws Of Homicide, Arnold H. Loewy Jan 2007

Critiquing Crump: The Strengths And Weaknesses Of Professor Crump's Model Laws Of Homicide, Arnold H. Loewy

West Virginia Law Review

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"Murder, Pennsylvania Style": Comparing Traditional American Homicide Law To The Statutes Of Model Penal Code Jurisdictions, David Crump Jan 2007

"Murder, Pennsylvania Style": Comparing Traditional American Homicide Law To The Statutes Of Model Penal Code Jurisdictions, David Crump

West Virginia Law Review

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Thoughts On Professor Crump's Comparison Of Traditional American Homicide Law And The Model Penal Code, Neil P. Cohen Jan 2007

Thoughts On Professor Crump's Comparison Of Traditional American Homicide Law And The Model Penal Code, Neil P. Cohen

West Virginia Law Review

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