Exam 10: Robbery,Burglary,and Criminal Trespass

Under Texas law,if an offender robs three individuals during the same incident,three robberies,not one robbery,have occurred.

Roger leaves his pickup truck parked outside his office.In the bed of the truck is a box containing his new flat screen television,which he purchased for $975.When Roger returns to the truck an hour later,the television set is missing.He notifies the police and an alert patrol officer observes Larry walking down the street carrying a television.The officer stops Larry and subsequently determines that the television is the one from Roger's truck.A co-worker of Roger later identifies Larry as the individual he saw taking the television from the truck bed.The most serious offense Larry has committed is:

Carlos walks through the shopping mall parking lot looking for unlocked motor vehicles.He spies a sports car with the top down.He opens the car door and climbs into the driver's seat.Carlos inserts a screwdriver in the ignition and attempts to start the vehicle by turning the screw driver.After several attempts to twist the screwdriver,Carlos realizes his efforts are proving to be unsuccessful.As he begins to exit the vehicle a mall security officer approaches and detains him until the police arrive.The most serious offense Carlos has committed is:

Robbery is a compound crime that combines the offense of ______ with the offense of _____

In Texas,in order to be convicted of violating the robbery statute during a carjacking,the accused must have both violently seized the vehicle and operated the vehicle.

Under the law of burglary,entry is established when the _______ of the house is broken.

Phillip is an undercover peace officer assigned to look for pickpockets at the county fair.He observes Frank deftly lift Sheila's wallet from her open purse.Phillip approaches Frank and identifies himself as an officer.At that moment Frank shoves Phillip down and takes off running.Phillip,unhurt,leaps to his feet and gives chase.He tackles Frank and places him under arrest.A search of Frank reveals Sheila's wallet and a .32 pistol in his jacket pocket.Frank has committed:

If the police seek use the criminal trespass statute to quell a political demonstration or labor protest,the officers need to be cautious to not violate the participating citizens' rights guaranteed by the _____ Amendment to the U.S.Constitution

For the purposes of the criminal trespass statute,the word "entry" means an intrusion of the $\underline{ (\text { two words })}$ .

Burglary of a habitation is a less serious offense than burglary of a building.

Jose enters a department store during business hours.He hides in a storeroom until the store closes.An hour after the closing,Jose helps himself to various articles of clothing and jewelry.He then breaks a glass door and flees the area with the merchandise.Jose's conduct constitutes the crime of burglary because he _____(two words)____ in the building and committed theft.

Matthew is awaiting take-off on his flight to Dallas.The pilot announces that the flight is being delayed because of bad weather.Matthew begins loudly protesting the delay,calling the delay "stupid and unnecessary." The flight attendant asks him to lower his voice but Matthew responds,"It is a free country.I will talk as loud as I want." The pilot is summoned to the passenger compartment and tells Matthew to step off the plane.Matthew responds,"I am not going anywhere except to Dallas if this damn plane will ever take off!" An airport police officer is summoned to the plane.The officer would be legally justified in arresting Matthew for $\underline{ (\text { two words })}$ .

Entry into an unfenced watermelon field without the consent of the field's owner violates the criminal trespass statute.

Paul earns his living by stealing other people's property.Recently he has been stealing unattended purses and computers in the university library.One evening while in the library he notices a purse sitting on a table.He begins examining the contents of the purse when a voice shouts "Hey you!" Paul turns and sees a campus police officer approaching.Paul drops the purse and immediately starts to flee as the police officer gives chase.The officer catches up with Paul and a struggle ensues.In an effort to escape,Paul punches the officer in the face.The officer responds by squirting Paul with pepper spray.At that point Paul surrenders.Paul is brought to trial on a charge of robbery.Paul's lawyer should argue that no robbery was committed because:

Explain the meaning of the term "enter" as it applies to the law of burglary of a building or habitation.

The Texas law of burglary of vehicles requires both a breaking into and an actual entering of the vehicle before the offense is complete.

One winter night,Pierre,a homeless person,climbs through the open window of a closed business in order to get out of the cold.He is discovered the next morning asleep on the floor of the storage room.Pierre has committed:

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 is an entry of the entire body required before the offender has entered or made an entry?

While citizens enjoy a Constitutional right to use public lands to protest government policies without fear of arrest for criminal trespass,the government does retain the authority to place reasonable regulations on the ____,place,and manner of use of such lands.

Texas law specifies the exact wording and font size that a "no trespassing" sign must display in order to establish a violation of the criminal trespass statute