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The defendant planned to break into a home, steal any valuables that he could easily pawn, and then burn down the home using gasoline from his lawnmower. When the defendant got to the home that night, he realized that he had forgotten the gas at home. Nonetheless, the defendant broke into the home through a basement window. Unbeknownst to him, the police were alerted by a silent alarm and arrested the defendant just as he was leaving the home with a sack filled with valuables. At common law, what crimes has the defendant committed

Answer 1

In the case above, the crimes that the defendant has committed is known as Burglary and larceny.

What is Burglary and larceny?

Burglary is known to be the act of entering a building with the intention to carry out a crime.

Larceny is known too be a theft, and one do not need a structure or building for it.

Therefore, In the case above, the crimes that the defendant has committed is known as Burglary and larceny.

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