Exam 10: Robbery,Burglary,and Criminal Trespass

In addition to the other elements of the offense,to obtain a robbery conviction a Texas prosecutor must establish that the defendant was in the course of committing:

In Texas,a carjacking is treated under the law as a form of ________.

Texas law excludes real estate from the types of property that can be the object of a robbery.

Which of the following is one of the required elements that must be proven to convict an individual of robbery?

Fire fighters in the performance of their duties are specifically exempted from the coverage of the Texas criminal trespass statute.

Unlike many other states,Texas has NOT enacted a specific home invasion statute.

Al goes to the local grocery store intending to rob it.He approaches the store office with pistol drawn.When he reaches the office,he discovers no one is there.He quickly opens the unlocked door,enters the office and steals payroll checks that are lying on the manager's desk.He leaves without being seen.What is the most serious offense Al has committed?

The elements of burglary require the specific intent to accomplish a particular purpose.

A burglar who breaks into three apartments in the same building commits only one burglary because the units are contained in a single structure.

An essential element of the offense of robbery requires the offender to be in the course of committing _______.

The Texas criminal trespass statute requires as an element that the accused's entire body come onto the property.

In Texas,a home invasion is treated as two independent offenses: a burglary and a robbery.

Under Texas law,a carjacking is normally prosecuted as a form of:

The phrase "in the course of committing theft" means which of the following?

Under Texas law,for a robbery to occur,the offender must make a verbal threat.

A robbery elevates to an aggravated robbery if the victim is ____ years of age or older.

Burglary of a travel trailer is viewed under Texas law as a burglary of a __________.

It is impossible to commit the crime of criminal trespass in a city park because the park is public property owned by all citizens.

One method to commit the offense of burglary is for the offender to "enter" the building or habitation.Which of the following is an example of an offender committing this element of the offense of burglary?

Workers at Waldo's Worldwide Widget Works (WWWW)are on strike for better wages.The workers are members of the International Widget Works Union (IWWU).Each day about a dozen workers appear outside the factory and form a picket line.They carry signs demanding a pay raise from WWWW.The owners of the WWWW are refusing to bargain with the IWWU and have barred the union members from the plant.Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding this situation?