ADMJ 1400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Misdemeanor, Actus Reus, Mischief

• School: Pitt
• Department: Administration of Justice
• Course: ADMJ 1400
• Professor: David Cercone

Document Summary

Robbery: taking property by force or the threat of force, a violent crime against persons are their property. Actus reus: an act or threat of force beyond the amount needed to take and carry away so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e else"s property. Me(cid:374)s rea: the i(cid:374)te(cid:374)t to take a(cid:374)other perso(cid:374)"s property a(cid:374)d keep it per(cid:373)a(cid:374)e(cid:374)tly (cid:449)ith the additional intent to use immediate force, or threat of immediate threat, to get it. Degrees of robbery: whether the robber was armed, whether the robber acted alone or with accomplices, the kind and degree of injury robbers inflict on their victims. Larceny: taking and carrying away a person"s property (cid:449)ithout the use of for(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ith the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the possession. Conversion: (cid:449)ro(cid:374)gfully possessi(cid:374)g or disposi(cid:374)g of so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e else"s property as if it (cid:449)ere yours. Intangible property: property worth nothing by itself but is proof of something of value (stock, bonds, notes, trademarks, licenses, and patents)