A strong criminal code needs both expertise when it is being written and passed, and vigilance in its application, according to Paul Robinson, who released a study of the nation's criminal codes. The differences between the states receiving an "A" grade and an "F" grade was dramatic," the Northwestern University School of Law professor said. The codes that failed "are ones that would have looked familiar to a lawyer 100 years ago," he added. "They're a mess."
May 10, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The Illinois Criminal Code scored a “B” in a study of the nation’s criminal codes conducted by a law professor at Northwestern University School of Law.
Topping the two-year study by Paul Robinson were Texas, Colorado, Arkansas, Alaska, Missouri, Utah and Arizona, while states receiving a flunking grade on their criminal code were Vermont, Michigan, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, West Virginia and Mississippi. Washington, D.C., also failed.
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