The Model Penal Code's Substantial Steps Test (Also Called the "MPC

question 24

Multiple Choice

The Model Penal Code's substantial steps test (also called the "MPC test") was designed to accomplish three important goals.Which of the following is not one of those goals?​

• A) ​replace (or at least drastically reform)the proximity and unequivocality tests with a clearer and easier to understand and apply test
• B) ​draw more sharply (and push back further toward preparation)the line between preparation and beginning to attempt the crime
• C) ​base the law of attempt firmly on the theory of neutralizing dangerous persons,not just on preventing dangerous conduct
• D) ​end all use of proximity and unequivocality tests with a clearer and easier to understand and apply test

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