Janna is walking down the street one evening when she approached Milo. Milo put a knife to her neck and escorted her to a nearby ATM machine. Milo demanded that Janna withdraw all of the money from her savings account or he would kill her. Janna did as she was told, and Milo left without harming her. Name and define the crime that Milo has committed. How is Milo’s crime different from larceny? What is the actus reus? What is the mens rea?

What will be an ideal response?


Milo committed robbery, the trespassory taking and carrying away of the personal property of another with intent to steal. Milo used force by using the knife, which distinguishes it from larceny. The actus reus is the taking of another person’s property from his or her person or presence through the use of violence or intimidation. The mens rea is the intent to permanently deprive an individual of his or her property.

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