Between Model Penal Code and Common Law Criminal Liability in Attempted Crimes in United States of America
Iv Rokaj
Introduction
A. An important issue that need to be solved
Criminal law imposes punishment for those who engage in prohibited conducts by law. In general, the conduct is
mainly done to achieve desirable goal, result or outcome. Not always the result is possible for several factors not
related to the actor desire and actions. This is why the doctrine of attempted criminal liability has been created, as
a powerful tool to protect society from dangerous act and dangerous actors. Professor Chiesa in his textbook of
Substantive Criminal Law, describes these individuals as persons who try but fail in achieving the result2.
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