Topic > Hypo Case Study - 1304

He takes the laptop (which he thinks is his) from Victor's desk. It turns out that the laptop belongs to Victor. Dana could be charged with the specific crime of burglary. In common law, burglary was defined as breaking into another's dwelling, at night, with the intent to commit a crime therein. Here, even though Dana believed the computer was hers, at the time she committed the crime, she broke into Victor's house after midnight with the intent to take the computer, which turns out to be Victor's property. Therefore, Dana could be charged with the crime of burglary. Hypo #3Rob and Barry decide to make some quick money by stealing. They then enter the bank in balaclavas and, pointing the rifle at Teller, Rob demands the money from the drawer. Barry sees the security guard move and, as he turns to shoot, Rob becomes frightened and shoots Barry in the shoulder. The guard then shoots and kills