"Included offense" defined
Sec. 16. "Included offense" means an offense that:
(1) is established by proof of the same material elements or less
than all the material elements required to establish the
commission of the offense charged;
(2) consists of an attempt to commit the offense charged or an
offense otherwise included therein; or
(3) differs from the offense charged only in the respect that a
less serious harm or risk of harm to the same person, property,
or public interest, or a lesser kind of culpability, is required to
establish its commission.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.17.
Last modified: May 24, 2006