Model Sexual Assault Code

Requirement of Purpose Satisfied if Purpose Is Conditional. 6

"When a particular purpose is an element of an offense, the element is established [even if] such purpose is conditional, unless the condition negatives the harm or evil sought to be prevented by the law defining the offense.”


  1. This provision is identical to § 2.02(6) except the phrase “even if” was replaced with the term “although.” ↩