Under What Age Does the Model Penal Code Provide a Defense

question 38

Multiple Choice

Under what age does the Model Penal Code provide a defense of "immaturity," which requires that a person may not be convicted of a crime?

• A)Under 17
• B)Under 18
• C)Under 16
• D)None of the above

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