Section 13A-2-3 – Requirements for Criminal Liability in General and for Offenses of Strict Liability and of Mental Culpability.
Section 13A-2-3 Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses of strict liability and of mental culpability. The minimum requirement for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act which he is physically capable of performing. If that conduct is […]
Section 13A-2-4 – Construction of Statutes With Respect to Culpability Requirements.
Section 13A-2-4 Construction of statutes with respect to culpability requirements. (a) When a statute defining an offense prescribes as an element thereof a specified culpable mental state, such mental state is presumed to apply to every element of the offense unless the context thereof indicates to the contrary. (b) Although no culpable mental state is […]
Section 13A-2-1 – Definitions – Generally.
Section 13A-2-1 Definitions – Generally. The following definitions apply to this Criminal Code: (1) ACT. A bodily movement, and such term includes possession of property. (2) VOLUNTARY ACT. An act performed consciously as a result of effort or determination, and such term includes the possession of property if the actor was aware of his physical […]
Section 13A-2-2 – Definitions – Definitions of Culpable Mental State.
Section 13A-2-2 Definitions – Definitions of culpable mental state. The following definitions apply to this Criminal Code: (1) INTENTIONALLY. A person acts intentionally with respect to a result or to conduct described by a statute defining an offense, when his purpose is to cause that result or to engage in that conduct. (2) KNOWINGLY. A […]