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  2. Home invasion - Wikipedia

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    The overarching intent of a hot prowl burglary can be theft, robbery, assault, sexual assault, murder, kidnapping, or another crime, either by stealth or direct force. [2] [3] [4] Hot prowl burglaries are considered especially dangerous by law enforcement because of the potential for a violent confrontation between the occupant and the offender ...

  3. Property crime - Wikipedia

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    Property crime is a category of crime, usually involving private property, that includes, among other crimes, burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, shoplifting, and vandalism. Property crime is a crime to obtain money, property, or some other benefit. This may involve force, or the threat of force, in cases like robbery or ...

  4. Robbery - Wikipedia

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    The maximum sentence for robbery in California is 9 years, according to Penal Code section 213(a)(1)(A). [27] The threat or use of force does not have to take place immediately before or at the time of the theft. [28] Force used after the theft will turn the theft into a robbery unless the theft is complete.

  5. Criminal law of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, a person who steals from a victim using a deadly weapon, with or without immediate ability (the weapon is loaded) is committing robbery. Although robbery includes the theft of property, it is not a property crime. The use or threat of force makes robbery a crime against persons. [3] [19]

  6. Burglary - Wikipedia

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    Burglary and the intended crime, if carried out, are treated as separate offenses. Burglary is a felony, even when the intended crime is a misdemeanor, and the intent to commit the crime can occur when one "enters or remains unlawfully" in the building, expanding the common-law definition. It has three degrees.

  7. Taylor v. United States (1990) - Wikipedia

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    Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575 (1990), was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that filled in an important gap in the federal criminal law of sentencing. The federal criminal code does not contain a definition of many crimes, including burglary, the crime at issue in this case.

  8. Theft - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] The word theft is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as larceny, robbery, [1] embezzlement, extortion, blackmail, or receiving stolen property. [2] In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny, [4] [5] while in others, theft is defined more narrowly. [6]

  9. Crime in California - Wikipedia

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    Crime in California refers to crime occurring within the U.S. state of California. The principal source of law for California criminal procedure is the California Penal Code . California has a lower murder rate than the US average.