Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 17-A, Maine Criminal Code
Me. Rev. Stat. (Criminal Code) § 154: General provisions regarding chapter 7
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes general rules for Chapter 7 crimes: conspiracy, attempt, and solicitation are not themselves crimes, and defendants may assert an affirmative defense of voluntary renunciation if they abandoned criminal intent and prevented the crime's commission.
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