17-A §31. Voluntary conduct (REPEALED)
§31. Voluntary conduct (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 324, §14 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 195, §1 (RP).
17-A §32. Elements of crimes defined
§32. Elements of crimes defined A person may not be convicted of a crime unless each element of the crime is proved by the State beyond a reasonable doubt. “Element of the crime” means the forbidden conduct; the attendant circumstances specified in the definition of the crime; the intention, knowledge, recklessness or negligence as may […]
17-A §33. Result as an element; causation
§33. Result as an element; causation 1. Unless otherwise provided, when causing a result is an element of a crime, causation may be found when the result would not have occurred but for the conduct of the defendant, operating either alone or concurrently with another cause. [PL 2017, c. 432, Pt. C, §1 (NEW).] […]
17-A §34. Culpable state of mind as an element
§34. Culpable state of mind as an element 1. A person is not guilty of a crime unless that person acted intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently, as the law defining the crime specifies, with respect to each other element of the crime, except as provided in subsection 4. When the state of mind required to […]
17-A §35. Definitions of culpable states of mind
§35. Definitions of culpable states of mind 1. “Intentionally.” A. A person acts intentionally with respect to a result of the person’s conduct when it is the person’s conscious object to cause such a result. [PL 2007, c. 173, §8 (AMD).] B. A person acts intentionally with respect to attendant circumstances when the […]
17-A §36. Ignorance or mistake
§36. Ignorance or mistake 1. Evidence of ignorance or mistake as to a matter of fact or law may raise a reasonable doubt as to the existence of a required culpable state of mind. [PL 1981, c. 324, §14 (NEW).] 2. Ignorance or mistake as to a matter of fact or law is a […]
17-A §37. Intoxication
§37. Intoxication 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, evidence of intoxication may raise a reasonable doubt as to the existence of a required culpable state of mind. [PL 1981, c. 324, §14 (NEW).] 2. When recklessness establishes an element of the offense, if a person, due to self-induced intoxication, is unaware of a […]
17-A §38. Mental abnormality
§38. Mental abnormality Evidence of an abnormal condition of the mind may raise a reasonable doubt as to the existence of a required culpable state of mind. [PL 1981, c. 324, §14 (NEW).] An actor does not suffer from an abnormal condition of the mind based solely on the discovery of, knowledge about or […]
17-A §39. Insanity
§39. Insanity 1. A defendant is not criminally responsible by reason of insanity if, at the time of the criminal conduct, as a result of mental disease or defect, the defendant lacked substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the criminal conduct. [PL 2005, c. 263, §5 (AMD).] 2. As used in this section, […]
17-A §40. Procedure upon plea of not guilty coupled with plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity
§40. Procedure upon plea of not guilty coupled with plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity 1. When the defendant enters a plea of not guilty together with a plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity, the defendant shall also elect whether the trial must be in 2 stages as provided […]