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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-102 (2026)

Purposes; principles of construction

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The general purposes of the provisions governing the definition of offenses are:

(1) To forbid and prevent conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably inflicts or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests;

(2) To subject to public control persons whose conduct indicates that they are disposed to commit crimes;

(3) To safeguard conduct that is without fault and which is essentially victimless in its effect from condemnation as criminal;

(4) To give fair warning of the nature of the conduct declared to constitute an offense; and

(5) To differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1996–2006 · leading case: State v. Burlison, 583 N.W.2d 31 (Neb. 1998).
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State v. Burlison, 583 N.W.2d 31 (Neb. 1998). · cites it 8× “§ 28-102 (1) (Reissue 1995), which defines the general purpose of the criminal code as "[t]o forbid and prevent conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably inflicts or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests," and the provisions of Neb.”
State v. Iromuanya, 719 N.W.2d 263 (Neb. 2006). · cites it 4× “§ 28-102 (1) (Reissue 1995), which defines the general purpose of the criminal code as "[t]o forbid and prevent conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably inflicts or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests," and the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat.”
State v. Ryan, 543 N.W.2d 128 (Neb. 1996). · cites it 9× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 28-102 (Reissue 1989) delineates the purposes and principles of construction for the criminal code.”
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State v. Burlison, 583 N.W.2d 31 (Neb. 1998). “§ 28-102 (1) (Reissue 1995), which defines the general purpose of the criminal code as "[t]o forbid and prevent conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably inflicts or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests," and the provisions of Neb.”
State v. Ryan, 543 N.W.2d 128 (Neb. 1996). “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 28-102 (Reissue 1989) delineates the purposes and principles of construction for the criminal code.”
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