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MPC - Conduct, Circumstances, Result

Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 5:06 pm
by UndecidedMN
Hi,

I am having a tough time just keeping it straight in my head what circumstances mean in the MPC. In other words, I know figuratively that circumstances are everything that are not conduct or result elements. But can you give me an actually example of what a circumstance is in the MPC and what it means?

Thanks

Re: MPC - Conduct, Circumstances, Result

Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 3:43 pm
by TheThriller
Please phrase your question in total COA so we can better help you

Re: MPC - Conduct, Circumstances, Result

Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 4:43 pm
by mephistopheles
TheThriller wrote:Please phrase your question in total COA so we can better help you

lol'd hard

Re: MPC - Conduct, Circumstances, Result

Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 4:47 pm
by rinkrat19
Statutory rape: The circumstance is that one party was a minor, which makes the conduct illegal when it wouldn't have been otherwise.
Bigamy: The circumstance is that one person was already married.
Public nudity: Being naked isn't itself a crime, but the attendant circumstance is "in a public place."

The wiki article gives some decent discussion and examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attendant_circumstance