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Model Penal Code Section 2.01
The Model Penal Code is what its name suggests: A model, or ideal, criminal code. It was produced by the Americal Law institute in 1962, the same organization that created the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and Restatement of Torts. Since its publication, large parts of the code have been adopted in a number of states, including Colorado, while other parts have met with little public acceptance. In this course we will make use of the MPC to contrast the traditional, common law approach to interpreting criminal statutes with the (relatively) modern approach suggested by the code. You will want to keep track of the MPC sections we reference throughout the course.
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