Exam 10: Robbery,Burglary,and Criminal Trespass

The terms "enter" and "entry" are defined somewhat differently in the offenses of burglary,burglary of vehicles,burglary of a coin-operated machine,and criminal trespass.In which of the aforementioned offenses does an entry include every kind of entry except one with the effective consent of the owner?

Under the Texas law of burglary,the definition of a building requires a(n)___________ structure intended for some purpose of trade,manufacture,ornament,or use.

The element of "in the course of committing theft" as used in the Texas law of robbery means the prosecution must prove that the accused was attempting to steal money.

A robbery occurs if the offender uses assaultive contact to exercise control over property while in the course of committing _________.

George goes to Bill's house late one night intending to steal Bill's gold coin collection.Unknown to George,Bill has purchased a Doberman Pinscher dog.As soon as George sticks his head through the house's window,the Doberman attacks and bites George's nose.George shakes the dog loose and flees.The most serious offense George has committed is:

For the purposes of the robbery statute,an offender is considered to be in the course of committing theft during an attempted theft,during the actual commission of theft,or during the $\underline{ (\text { two words })}$ after the attempt or commission of theft.

Gene develops a scheme to gain money from vending machines.Each time he passes a vending machine,Gene stuffs a tissue out of sight up the coin return tube.Once a day he returns to each of the machines and removes the hidden tissue.A day's worth of returned change then falls into his hands.He collects about $30 per day from his vending machine route.So far the little scheme has produced $255.Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning this situation?

Breaking into a standalone ATM machine violates the burglary of a coin-operated machine statute.

Under Texas law,a home invasion (forcible entry into a residence for the purposes of robbing the occupants)is prosecuted as the offenses of robbery and _________.

Jack is hungry but has no money.He sees a snack vending machine.Jack physically shakes the machine until the snacks fall off their racks and into the dispensing compartment.To this point,Jack has NOT committed burglary of a coin-operated machine because he has not yet ______ the machine.

The cornerstone element that distinguishes a criminal trespass from an ordinary trespass is _____ that entry is forbidden.

How might the burglary of a coin-operated machine statute be updated to cover every modern device that dispenses property or services through money or other representations of value such as credit cards?

When Mona stops her car at a traffic signal,Jay,holding a knife,jumps into the car intending to kidnap and sexually assault Mona.Thinking quickly,Mona jumps out of the vehicle and flees.Jay has committed burglary of vehicles because he entered the vehicle without the owner's effective consent with _____ to commit a felony.

Lupe is returning from the grocery store.She is carrying her groceries in one arm and her purse over the other arm.Wayland approaches her from behind and shoves her down.As Lupe hits the pavement,she drops the groceries and her purse.Wayland scoops up the purse and flees.Lupe suffers bruises and bumps but is otherwise unharmed.Wayland's conduct constitutes a robbery.But,he has committed aggravated robbery if:

Jeffrey steals the wheels off of a new sports car.Jeffrey has committed theft but has not committed burglary of vehicles because he has neither broken into nor _______ the vehicle.

John enters a department store fifteen minutes prior to closing time.When no one is watching,John hides among the rack of women's coats.He stays there until the store closes and the employees depart for the evening.About midnight,John grabs three men's suits and an expensive pair of shoes.However,before he can break out of the store with the merchandise he is spied by a security officer who places him under arrest.The most serious offense(s)John has committed is:

Robbery is essentially a compound crime combining assault with theft.

Under Texas law,not all trespasses to property are criminal acts.

Bruce enters the local bank and approaches the teller.Without saying a word he hands the teller a note.The note reads "Give me all of the hundreds." The teller responds by handing Bruce twenty $100 bills.Bruce departs without saying a word.Police respond to the silent alarm and Bruce is apprehended about an hour later.At Bruce's trial,which of the following evidence would assist in establishing that his conduct constituted a robbery?

Late one night Neal is awakened by a noise.He looks out his bedroom window and observes someone removing tools from the bed of his pickup truck.Neal retrieves his pistol and goes outside.He sneaks up on the would-be thief and says,"Move and you're a dead man." The individual,James,turns about and sees the pistol pointed at him.He immediately grabs for the pistol and a struggle ensues.James disarms Neal.For a moment he points the gun at Neal but then throws it as far away as possible and flees with Neal's toolbox under his arm.Neal decides to call 9-1-1 instead of giving chase.Neal tells the responding officer,"For a moment I thought I was going to be the dead man." The most serious offense James has committed is: