Author Question: When force is not used in the taking of property, but it is used to keep the property and to escape ... (Read 79 times)

DelorasTo · **on:** Aug 16, 2018

When force is not used in the taking of property, but it is used to keep the property and to escape from the scene of the theft

a. all states follow the rule that because force wasn't used to take the property, a robbery was not committed
b. all states follow the rule that because force was used to keep the property after it was stolen, a robberywas committed
c. some state courts have ruled a robbery occurred, while others have ruled it did not occur
d. the crime of extortion was committed

Question 2

In most jurisdictions, a defendant who unlawfully enters a building with intent to commit a rape or arson

a. can be convicted of burglary
b. can be convicted of burglary only if they completed the crime they intended to commit when they enteredthe building
c. cannot be convicted of burglary
d. can be convicted of burglary if they also stole property once inside the building