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Other Crimes:

Aiding & Abetting
Burglary
Conspiracy
DUI
Driving While Intoxicated
Hit and Run
Larceny
Obstruction of Justice
Perjury
Receiving Stolen Property
Stalking
Solicitation





Aiding & Abetting: (1) To assist or facilitate the commission of a crime, or to promote its accomplishment. (2) Aiding and abetting is a crime in most jurisdictions, so that the objection is waived.

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Burglary: (1) The common-law offense of breaking and entering another’s dwelling at night with the intent to commit a felony. (2) The modern statutory offense of breaking and entering any building – not just a dwelling, and not only at night – with the intent to commit a felony. (3) Some statutes make petit larceny an alternative to a felony for purposes of proving burglarious intent. (Related Crimes: Robbery)

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Conspiracy: (1) An agreement by two or more persons to commit an unlawful act; a combination for an unlawful purpose.

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Driving Under the Influence (DUI): (1) The offense of operating a motor vehicle in a physically or mentally impaired condition, especially after consuming alcohol or drugs. (2) Generally, this is a lesser offences than driving while intoxicated. But in a few jurisdictions the two are synonymous. (Related Crimes: Driving While Intoxicated)

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Driving While Intoxicated: (1) The offense of operating a motor vehicle in a physically or mentally impaired condition after consuming enough alcohol to raise one’s blood alcohol content above the statutory limit (.08% in many states), or after consuming drugs. (2) Driving under the influence.

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Hit and Run: (1) A law requiring a motorist involved in an accident to remain at the scene and to give certain information to the police and others involved.

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Larceny: Trespassory talking and carrying away of the personal property of another with the intent to permanently deprive them of that property; includes finding lost property with knowledge or means of discovering ownership. (Related Crimes: Larceny by Trick, Robbery, & Burglary)

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Obstruction of Justice: (1) Interference with the orderly administration of law and justice, as by giving false information to or withholding evidence from a police officer or prosecutor, or by harming or intimidating a witness or juror. (2) Obstruction of justice is a crime in most jurisdictions.

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Perjury: (1) The act or an instance of a person’s deliberately making material false or misleading statements while under oath.

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Receiving Stolen Property: The criminal offense of acquiring or controlling property known to have been stolen by another person. (Related Crimes: Fencing)

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Stalking: (1) The act or an instance of following another by stealth. (2) The offense of following or loitering near another, often surreptitiously, with the purpose of annoying or harassing that person or committing a further crime such as assault or battery. (3) Some statures require that the victim distressed about personal safety or the safety of someone for whom that acts such as telephoning another and remaining silent during the call. (Related Crimes: Cyberstalking)

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Solicitation: Encouraging, adding, abetting, or ordering another person to commit a crime with the intent that the other person commit the crime.

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