Exam 10: Robbery,Burglary,and Criminal Trespass

For a robbery to exist,the state must prove that the assaultive element occurred at the exact same time as the theft element of the offense,otherwise the offense is merely theft from the person.

Elena secretly enters Vito's house for the purposes of murdering him.While in the house Elena discovers that Vito is not at home.Nonetheless,Elena's conduct constitutes the crime of ________.

John,impersonating a police officer,goes to Martha's home and falsely advises Martha that he has a search warrant.Martha allows John into the house.John then seizes Martha.He knocks her to the floor and attempts to sexually assault her.Martha is able to elude John's efforts and escapes unharmed.Of the following,the most serious offense John has committed is:

Members of the public commonly use the term robbery when they are actually referring to a burglary.They may state,"I came home from work and found that I had been robbed." How would you succinctly explain to such a person the difference between robbery and burglary?

"In the course of committing theft," an element that must be proven in a robbery case,includes conduct that occurs when the offender is fleeing from the scene of the incident.

Explain the circumstances under which a purse-snatching elevates from a theft from a person to a robbery.When would the purse-snatching become an aggravated robbery?