Burglary is a species of larceny in which the criminal enters some sort of structure that doesn’t belong to him to perpetrate the crime. The structure does not have to be a home or business (though these are the …

Bribery is the practice of using money to solicit cooperation from someone in a position of relative power. Bribery is most famously exercised on politicians by wealthy “interest groups,” however any illegal action that is solicited with the use …

A person can be charged with assault when he physically attacks another person, attempts to attack, or moves in a manner that intimidates another person into believing that he or she will be attacked. Traditionally, assault referred to the …

Arson is a crime that involves burning down a structure of any kind when you shouldn’t. Usually, you shouldn’t. Even burning your own home down - without the intention of committing insurance fraud, just for fun - is …

Criminal charges can usually be brought against someone who helps in the commission of a crime. It’s not necessary for the aiding or abetting party to directly participate in the crime, or even be present at the time of …

Hello, children. Tonight’s little law blurb is on Insurance Fraud. It’s a simple concept that works two ways - either individuals rip off insurance companies or companies rip off individuals.

Intentionally destroying a car, home, or other …

A minor academic note this evening, and a bit of common sense. The difference between grand theft and petty theft is one of value (that is, the value of what was stolen). Usually, the monetary boundary is fairly …

Oh, intoxication. Is there any problem you can’t not solve? As it turns out, the majority of idiotic criminal actions that that might seem like a really great idea to a drunk person …

Maybe it’s stating the obvious, but there can be some pretty sticky hang-ups to using the “consent” defense in a criminal trial.

First of all, if the person who gave consent had no authority to do so (for example, I can’t …

When someone who has been entrusted with property and is expected to dispose of it in some pre-agreed upon way in fact misappropriates that property for his own gain, he is guilty of “larceny by trick” if he in fact …