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In addition to the major classifications of crimes we also discussed Enhanced Penalty Crimes.  As the name suggests the penalty is enhanced by each repeated commission of the same crime within the statutory period of time.  These crimes include:

Although we generally think of burglary involves theft or stealing, that is not part of the definition of this crime.  A person can be charge with burglary although no act of theft is involved.

The example used in class to illustrate fraud was:

The two types of property are :

After a criminal trial, if the jury finds the defendant not guilty, the prosecution can appeal the decision and have the defendant tried again.

A gift causa mortis is a gift made in contemplation of imminent and immediate death – a deathbed gift.

The type of title held by multiple owners is distinguished by how the owner’s interest is disposed of on his/her death.

The crime of insider trading is defined as:

The crime that involves any scheme using U.S.Mail, commercial carrier (FedEx, UPS) or wire (telephone, internet, email, TV) to gain a personal or business advantage to fraudulently obtain money or property by false information is:

A corporation is not a human being, therefore, it cannot be held responsible when the actions of its officers and directors are criminal or lead to corrupt business practices.