Legal Flashcards
Theft from a dwelling or cartilage when property is $100 or more but less than $300
Felony
Theft vs. Robbery
Robbery involves the use of force against a person and person is in fear
Trespass when armed with firearm or dangerous weapon, or becomes armed while in a structure or conveyance
Trespass becomes a Felony
Witness
Is any person who has information about some element of the crime or about evidence or documents related to the crime
Victim
Is a person or entity which surffers an injury as a result of a crime
Suspect
Is the person believed to have committed a crime
Principal in the first degree
If the defendant help another person or other people to commit or intent to commit a crime the defendant is a principal and must be treated as if he or she had done all the things that other person or people did.
A person does not have to be present when the crime actually committed or attempted
Accessory
A person who aids or contributes in the commission or concealment of a crime
Accessory after-the-fact
An offender commits a felony
After committing a felony another person maintain or assist the offender while giving assistance the person knows that the offender committed a felony the person assist with the intent of helping the offender avoid or escape the detention arrest trial or punishment
Attempt
Is an offense when either the person did some act toward committing the crime that went beyond just thinking or talking about it or the person would have committed the crime except that somebody or something prevented him or her from doing so or the person failed
The penalty for attempt
The seriousness of the crime that the person attempted to commit establishes the penalty for attempt. The attempt is punishable at the level of offense just below the degree of crime that the offender attempted to commit
Conspiracy
Requires two or more parties with a criminal intent therefore if one of the two conspiring parties is a law-enforcement officer or agent then the conspiracy does not exist
