Title 13A — Title 13A

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…

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 person …

A person is criminally liable for an offense if it is committed by his own behavior or by the behavior of another person for which he is legally accountable as provided for in this article, or both. History: (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §401.)

Imposed by Statute. A person is legally accountable for the behavior of another person if he is made accountable for the behavior of such person by the statute defining the offense or by specific provision of this title. History: (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §405.)

Innocent Person. (a) A person is legally accountable for the behavior of another if, acting with the culpable mental state sufficient for the commission of the offense in question, he causes an innocent person to engage in such behavior. (b) As used in this section, an “innocent …

A person is legally accountable for the behavior of another constituting a criminal offense if, with the intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense: (1) He procures, induces or causes such other person to commit the offense; or (2) He aids or abets such other perso…

Unless otherwise provided by the statute defining the offense, a person shall not be legally accountable for behavior of another constituting a criminal offense if: (1) He is a victim of that offense; or (2) The offense is so defined that his conduct is inevitably incidental to i…

Not Available. In a prosecution for an offense in which criminal liability is based upon the behavior of another person pursuant to this article, it is no defense that: (1) Such other person has not been prosecuted for or convicted of any offense based upon the behavior in questi…

A person is criminally liable for conduct constituting an offense which he performs or causes to be performed in the name of or in behalf of a corporation to the same extent as if such conduct were performed in his own name or behalf. History: (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §435.)

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 all that is required for…

(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 express…

Mental Culpability. (a) A person is criminally liable if the result would not have occurred but for his conduct, operating either alone or concurrently with another cause, unless the concurrent cause was sufficient to produce the result and the conduct of the actor clearly insuff…

(a) A person is not relieved of criminal liability for conduct because he engages in that conduct under a mistaken belief of fact unless: (1) His factual mistake negatives the culpable mental state required for the commission of an offense; or (2) The statute defining the offense…

(a) In general. - The consent of the victim to conduct charged to constitute an offense or to the result thereof is a defense if such consent negatives a required element of the offense or precludes the infliction of the harm or evil sought to be prevented by the law defining the…