Larceny
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A buyer falsely told a boat owner, "My cashier's check has already cleared, and my bank confirmed the funds," knowing...
...t property crimes. Analyze the buyer's liability for false pretenses, larceny by trick, extortion, and any related theft offenses. This essay tests false pretenses, larceny by trick, false promises, bad checks, and extor...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 223.3, Model Penal Code 223.4
A collector owned a rare watch. A jeweler falsely told the collector, "I need to inspect the watch for one hour to co...
...ly property-crime charges for the jeweler and the employee, including larceny, larceny by trick, false pretenses, embezzlement, possession, title, and intent to deprive. This essay tests the classic distinctions among la...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 223.2, Model Penal Code 223.3, Model Penal Code 223.8
A defendant honestly but mistakenly believed that a neighbor's lawn mower was the same mower the neighbor had borrowe...
...property. Which statement best describes the claim-of-right issue for larceny? The best answer states the effect of an honest claim of right on theft intent. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law
A defendant planned to steal rare coins from a locked office. He bought lock picks, studied the building's camera sch...
...pening the door. Analyze whether the defendant is guilty of attempted larceny or burglary, including intent, substantial step, factual impossibility, and abandonment or renunciation. This essay tests attempt, substantial...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 5.01
A defendant took a bicycle from a rack without permission intending only to ride it around the block and return it. A...
...d to keep it and hid it in his garage. Which statement best describes larceny intent under continuing trespass? The best answer states the continuing-trespass doctrine for larceny. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Crimina...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law
A delivery-company manager was authorized to collect customer payments and deposit them weekly into the company's acc...
...s and repair-shop owner's possible liability, including embezzlement, larceny, receiving stolen property, employee possession or custody, knowledge, and claim of right. This essay tests embezzlement, employee custody ver...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 223.2, Model Penal Code 223.6
A person falsely told a neighbor he needed to borrow the neighbor's camera for one hour to photograph storm damage. T...
...est describes the likely theft offense? The best answer distinguishes larceny by trick from false pretenses. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 223.3
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 223.3
A shopper put a store's diamond bracelet into his coat pocket, intending to keep it, and walked toward the exit. Stor...
...opped him before he left the building. Which statement best describes larceny? The best answer states common-law larceny. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law
A shopper slipped an expensive camera into his backpack while inside an electronics store, intending to keep it. A se...
...it. He took the laptop and left. Analyze the shopper's liability for larceny, robbery, and burglary, including the timing of force, breaking, entry, dwelling, nighttime, and intent at entry. This essay tests robbery, fo...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 221.1, Model Penal Code 222.1
After voluntarily drinking a large amount of whiskey, a man entered a warehouse at night, picked up a toolbox, and wa...
...g the toolbox and struck the guard. The man is charged with burglary, larceny, and battery. Which statement best describes the possible effect of the man's voluntary intoxication? The best answer captures the limited rol...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.08
At a crowded airport baggage carousel, a traveler picked up a black suitcase that looked exactly like his own. He was...
..., and was arrested before opening it. If the traveler is charged with larceny, which statement is most accurate? The best answer recognizes that an honest factual mistake about ownership can negate larceny's specific int...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.04
Dr. Lane, a university chemist with a long history of psychotic episodes, became convinced that a museum's antique co...
...ll believed the compass was dangerous. Lane is charged with burglary, larceny, and property damage. Analyze Lane's potential insanity defense under the M'Naghten, irresistible-impulse, and Model Penal Code substantial-ca...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 4.01
Ian, a sculptor, displayed several works in a private gallery. The written consignment agreement allowed Ian to remov...
...g his elbow and broke the guard's nose. Ian is charged with burglary, larceny of the sculpture and laptop, and battery on the guard. Ian argues that he was too drunk to be guilty, that he honestly believed the property w...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.04, Model Penal Code 2.08
Arson
...nAssaultBatteryKidnappingFalse ImprisonmentSexual OffensesTheft CrimesLarcenyEmbezzlementFalse PretensesRobberyBurglaryArsonPossession OffensesDefensesSelf-DefenseDefense of OthersDefense of PropertyNecessityDuressInsani...
Duress
...nAssaultBatteryKidnappingFalse ImprisonmentSexual OffensesTheft CrimesLarcenyEmbezzlementFalse PretensesRobberyBurglaryArsonPossession OffensesDefensesSelf-DefenseDefense of OthersDefense of PropertyNecessityDuressInsani...
Merger
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Murder
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Assault
...nAssaultBatteryKidnappingFalse ImprisonmentSexual OffensesTheft CrimesLarcenyEmbezzlementFalse PretensesRobberyBurglaryArsonPossession OffensesDefensesSelf-DefenseDefense of OthersDefense of PropertyNecessityDuressInsani...
Attempt
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Battery
...nAssaultBatteryKidnappingFalse ImprisonmentSexual OffensesTheft CrimesLarcenyEmbezzlementFalse PretensesRobberyBurglaryArsonPossession OffensesDefensesSelf-DefenseDefense of OthersDefense of PropertyNecessityDuressInsani...
Mistake
...nAssaultBatteryKidnappingFalse ImprisonmentSexual OffensesTheft CrimesLarcenyEmbezzlementFalse PretensesRobberyBurglaryArsonPossession OffensesDefensesSelf-DefenseDefense of OthersDefense of PropertyNecessityDuressInsani...
Robbery
...nAssaultBatteryKidnappingFalse ImprisonmentSexual OffensesTheft CrimesLarcenyEmbezzlementFalse PretensesRobberyBurglaryArsonPossession OffensesDefensesSelf-DefenseDefense of OthersDefense of PropertyNecessityDuressInsani...
Burglary
...nAssaultBatteryKidnappingFalse ImprisonmentSexual OffensesTheft CrimesLarcenyEmbezzlementFalse PretensesRobberyBurglaryArsonPossession OffensesDefensesSelf-DefenseDefense of OthersDefense of PropertyNecessityDuressInsani...