Criminal Law

Question 1

burglary

Answer 1

the unlawful breaking and entering of another’s dwelling at night with the specific intent to commit a felony therein

Question 2

larceny

Answer 2

the unlawful taking and carrying away of the personal property of another with the intent to permanently deprive

Question 3

assault (crime)

Answer 3

defendant:

1) attempts to commit a battery, or
2) intentionally places another in apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact

Question 4

trespass (crime)

Answer 4

intentional entry upon another’s property without permission or legal privilege

Question 5

self-defense

Answer 5

defendant:
1) actually and reasonably believed that force was necessary to protect herself from another’s imminent use of unlawful force, and
2) used no more force than necessary to do so

Question 6

robbery

Answer 6

1) defendant committed larceny
2) property was taken from the victim’s person or in the victim’s presence
3) the taking was accomplished by force or intimidation

intimidation: immediate threat of death or serious physical injury to the victim, a close family, or another person present

Question 7

false pretenses

Answer 7

defendant:

1) knowingly misrepresents a past or existing material fact,
2) does so with the specific intent to defraud, and
3) thereby obtains title to the property of another