November 11, 2009
Assault
How many times have you heard someone complain that he or she has been robbed? A person returns home from vacation and finds a backdoor broken and a computer missing. Oh my goodness, dear, we’ve been robbed! A wallet is taken from a gym locker. Someone robbed my wallet!
Technically, the people have not been robbed. [...]
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October 30, 2009
Theft/Fraud
In researching forgery and fraud laws in Washington, D.C., I was reminded of two of my favorite stories. I tell the stories now not just because I find them entertaining, but also because I think they illustrate the differences between the modern day criminal offenses of forgery and fraud, at least as the two offenses [...]
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