Property Crimes Flashcards
What are the CL elements of larceny?
(1) The taking
(2) And carrying away
(3) Of tangible personal property
(4) From another in possession
(5) By trespass
(6) With the intent to permanently deprive that person of their interest the property
What are the CL elements of embezzlement?
(1) The fraudulent
(2) Conversion
(3) Of personal property
(4) Of another
(5) By a person lawfully in possession of that property
What are the CL elements of false pretenses?
(1) Obtaining title
(2) To the personal property of another
(3) By an intentional false statement of a past or existing fact
(4) With the intent to defraud
Causation: reliance on intentional false statement was a major factor in the person passing title to D
What are the CL elements of robbery?
(1) The taking and carrying away
(2) Of personal property of another
(3) From the other’s person or presence
(3) By force or threat of immediate death or physical injury to the victim, the victim’s family, or another person in the victim’s presence
(4) With the intent to permanently deprive the person of the property
What are the CL elements of receipt of stolen property?
(1) Receiving possession and control
(2) Of “stolen” physical property
(3) Known to have been obtained in a manner constituting a criminal offense
(4) By another person
(5) With the intent to permanently deprive the owner of their interest in it
What are the CL elements of burglary?
(1) The breaking
(2) And entering
(3) Into the dwelling house
(4) Of another
(5) At night
(6) With the intent to commit a felony therein
What are the CL elements of arson?
(1) The malicious
(2) Burning
(3) Of the dwelling house
(4) Of another
What is forgery?
(1) Making or altering a false writing (2) with the intent to defraud.
(Writing ITSELF must be false).
What is required to satisfy the burning element of arson?
Damage to the dwelling/structure (scorching/blackening NOT sufficient, charring sufficient)
