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Summary Table of Contents

Volume 1

Chapter 1          Introduction to Jury Instruction Law

Chapter 2          Criminal Responsibility – Parties to Crime

Chapter 3          Punishment

Chapter 4          [Reserved]

Chapter 5          Offenses Against Person

Chapter 6          Offenses Against the Family

Chapter 7          Offenses Against Property

Chapter 7A       Water Code Crimes

Chapter 7B       Tax Crimes

Chapter 7C       Human Resources Fraud

Chapter 7D       Real Property Offenses

Volume 2

Chapter 7E        Election Code

Chapter 7F        Securities Fraud

Chapter 8          Offenses Against Public Administration

Chapter 9          Offenses Against Public Order and Decency

Chapter 10        Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, and Morals

Chapter 11        Controlled Substances Offenses

Chapter 12        Defenses and Special Evidentiary Charges

Chapter 13        Organized Crime

Chapter 14        Indictments, Informations, Complaints, and Oaths

 


 

Table of Contents

Volume 1

Chapter 1      Introduction to Jury Instruction Law

I.        LAW

A.    Governing Statutes

§1:10      General Statutes: Code of Criminal Procedure

B.    General Rules

§1:20      General Framework of the Charge

§1:30      Nonindictment Theories – Enlarging Pleadings

§1:40      Evidence Restricting Instructions

§1:50      Sufficiency of the Instructions

§1:60      Definitions of the Law

§1:70      Application Paragraph

§1:80      Culpable Mental States

§1:90      Assuming Facts in the Charge

§1:100    Defensive Issues

§1:110    Alternative Causes

§1:120    Joint Defendants and Separate Defenses

§1:130    Penal Code Objectives

§1:140    Commenting on Testimony

§1:150    Conjunctive Allegations and Disjunctive Submission

§1:160    Effective Dates of Criminal Statutes

§1:170    Instructions Not Submitted

§1:180    Sequence of Offenses

§1:190    Conditions of Probation

§1:200    Supplemental Jury Instructions

§1:210    Limiting Instructions – Extraneous Offenses

§1:220    Jury Note Taking

§1:230    Result and Conduct Oriented Offenses

§1:240    Fifth Amendment Concerns

C.    Burden of Proof

§1:250    General Jury Instruction: Reasonable Doubt, Presumption of Innocence

§1:260    Conclusive Irrebuttable Presumptions

§1:270    Mandatory Rebuttable Presumptions

§1:280    Burden of Proving Defenses as Opposed to Elements of an Offense

§1:290    Affirmative Defenses: Standard of Review

D.    Almanza v. State

§1:300    Harmless Error and Almanza Doctrine

§1:310    Generally

§1:320    Ordinary Reversible Error

§1:330    Fundamental Error

§1:340    Almanza Analysis

§1:350    Almanza Rule Applied

II.       OBJECTIONS TO COURT’S CHARGE

§1:360    Procedure

§1:370    Failure to Object to a Lesser Offense Instruction and Challenging the Sufficiency of the Evidence on Appeal

§1:380    Failure to Preserve Error

§1:390    State Must Object

§1:400    Proposed Instructions and Misstatements of Law

III.      FORMS

§1:410    Practice Note

§1:420    General Instruction: Failure to Testify

§1:430    General Instruction: Indictment/Information No Evidence of Guilt

§1:440    General Instruction: Presumption of Innocence and Burden of Proof

§1:450    General Instruction: Closing of Guilt-Innocence Phase

§1:460    Limiting Instruction – Extraneous Offenses

§1:470    Defendant’s Requested Special Charge Form (CCP 36.15)

Chapter 2      Criminal Responsibility — Parties to Crime

I.        LAW

§2:10      Governing Statutes

§2:20      Parties Test

§2:30      Acts Committed After Completion of Crime

§2:40      Informants

§2:50      Identification of Co-Conspirators

§2:60      Facts Raising a Parties Instruction

§2:70      Application Paragraph

§2:80      Failure to Object

§2:90      Indictments

§2:100    Aggravated Acts-Conspiracy

§2:110    Capital Murder Cases/Parties/Anti-Parties Charge

§2:120    Independent Impulse of Another

§2:130    Evidence Offense Not Committed

§2:140    Failure to Limit Independent Impulse

§2:150    Knowledge of Intent to Kill

II.       FORM

§2:160    Standard Parties Charge

Chapter 3      Punishment

I.        REPEAT OFFENDERS AND HATE CRIMES

A.    Law

§3:10      Governing Statutes

§3:20      Former Repeat Offender Provisions

§3:30      Finality of Prior Convictions

§3:40      Multiple Verdicts

§3:50      Punishment Arguments

§3:60      Foreign Convictions

§3:70      Effect of Plea of True on the Repeat Offender Instructions

§3:70.10      Plea of True and One Prior

§3:70.20      Plea of True to One of Two Priors

§3:70.30      Plea of True to Two, Three or More Priors

§3:80      Application Paragraph

§3:90      State Jail Felonies

§3:100    Bias or Prejudice — Affirmative Finding (Hate Crimes)

§3:110    Family Violence — Affirmative Finding

§3:120    Conditions of Probation

§3:130    Notice of Enhancements

§3:140    DWI Enhancements and the General Enhancement Statute

§3:150    Extraneous Offenses

§3:160    Reasonable Doubt Instruction

§3:170    Parole Instruction

§3:180    Quick Reference Guide — Penalty Ranges

B.    Forms

§3:190    Standard Punishment Charge — Misdemeanor

§3:200    Standard Punishment Charge — Felony

§3:210    Standard Punishment Charge — Felony Enhancement Plea of Not True

§3:220    Standard Punishment Charge — Felony Enhancement Plea of True

§3:230    Case Law Notes

§3:240    Quick Reference Guide — Aggravated Offenses

§3:250    Quick Reference Guide — No Deferred Adjudication

§3:260    Case Law Notes

§3:270    Standard Community Supervision Charge — Misdemeanor

§3:280    Standard Community Supervision Charge — Felony

§3:290    Case Law Notes

§3:300    Standard Parole Charge — Penal Code, Sec. 37.07(4)(a) for (3)(g) Offenses and Deadly Weapons

§3:310    Standard Parole Charge — Penal Code, Sec. 37.07(4)(c) for Non-(3)(g) Offenses

§3:320    Case Law Notes

§3:330    Standard Punishment Verdict Form — Misdemeanor (No Probation)

§3:340    Standard Punishment Verdict Form — Misdemeanor (Probation)

§3:350    Standard Punishment Verdict Form — Felony (No Probation)

§3:360    Standard Punishment Verdict Form — Felony (Probation)

§3:370    Standard Punishment Verdict Form — Felony (Enhancement Paragraphs)

§3:380    Quick Reference Guide — Enhanced Findings

§3:390    Special Issue Verdict Forms — Bias or Prejudice

§3:400    Special Issue Verdict Form — Controlled Substance Used to Commit Offense

§3:410    Case Law Notes

§3:420    Special Issue Verdict Forms — Deadly Weapon

§3:430    Special Issue Finding — Family Violence

§3:440    Extraneous Offenses

C.    Specific Forms (Examples)

§3:450    Repeat Offender 12.42(d) — Second Degree Felony (No SJF) Plus 2 Prior Felonies

§3:460    Repeat Offender-Burglary — 2 Priors Plus Extraneous Offenses

§3:470    Murder — Sudden Passion With Probation

§3:480    Capital Murder — Death Penalty (Parties)
(For Offenses Committed Before September 1, 2005)

§3:490    Capital Murder — Death Penalty (Parties)
(For Offenses Committed After September 1, 2005)

§3:500    Capital Murder — Death Penalty (Sole Actor)
(For Offenses Committed Before September 1, 2005)

§3:510    Capital Murder — Death Penalty (Sole Actor)
(For Offenses Committed After September 1, 2005)

Chapter 4      [Reserved]

Chapter 5      Offenses Against Person

I.        QUICK REFERENCE CHART — LESSER-INCLUDED OFFENSES UNDER THIS SECTION

II.       Criminal Homicide

A.    Law — In General

1.   Murder

§5:10      Felony Murder

§5:20      1994 Changes in Murder & Manslaughter

§5:30      Multiple Theories of Murder

§5:40      Result Offense

§5:50      Party Liability in Penalty Phase

§5:60      Anti-Parties Charge

a.   Defenses

§5:70      Sudden Passion

§5:80      How Is Sudden Passion Raised?

§5:90      Voluntary Action and Culpability

§5:100    No Intent to Kill

§5:110    Accident

§5:120    Accident v. Negligent Homicide

§5:130    Accident Instruction Does Not Suffice as Instruction on Negligent Homicide

§5:140    No Justification for Carrying Gun

§5:150    Physical Characteristics of Victim

§5:160    Elements of Provoking the Difficulty Charge

b.   Lessers

§5:170    Manslaughter and Self-Defense Issues Can Be Consistent

§5:180    Lesser Offense of Aggravated Assault

§5:190    Negligent Homicide as Lesser Offense of Involuntary Manslaughter

§5:200    Negligent Homicide as a Lesser Offense of Murder

§5:210    Lesser Offense of Deadly Conduct

§5:220    Reckless Conduct

§5:230    Provocation and Intent to Commit Assault

2.   Law — Capital Murder

a.   Pre-Trial Issues

§5:240    Illegality of Arrest

§5:250    Unlawful Arrest

§5:260    Omission of Experts From Witness Lists

b.   Trial Issues

§5:270    Multiple Defendants

§5:280    Accomplice Testimony

§5:290    Mens Rea

§5:300    “In the Course of Committing Robbery”

§5:310    Multiple Counts and General Verdicts

§5:320    Knowledge of Dead Officer

§5:330    Harmless Error

§5:340    No Evidence of Remuneration

3.   Defenses

§5:350    Self-Defense

§5:360    Voluntary Intoxication

4.   Lesser-Included Offenses

§5:370    Lesser-Included Offenses

5.   Death Penalty Waiver

§5:380    Waiver of Death Penalty

6.   Death Penalty Punishment

§5:390    Punishment and Parties

a.   Special Issue 1: Continuing Threat and Future Acts of Violence

b.   Special Issue 2: Mitigation

§5:400    Burden of Proof

§5:410    Evidence Within Reach of Sentencer

c.   Special Issue 3: Consideration of Life

C.    Forms

1.   Murder

§5:420    Voluntary Action

§5:430    Murder (Intentionally or Knowingly Cause Death)

§5:440    Murder (Commits Act Clearly Dangerous and Causes Death)

§5:450    Practice Notes

§5:460    Case Law Notes

§5:470    Murder (Commits Felony and Commits Act Clearly Dangerous and Causes Death)

§5:480    Case Law Notes

2.   Capital Murder

§5:490    Capital Murder — Murder of Peace Officer or Fireman

§5:500    Capital Murder — Murder + Kidnapping, Burglary, Robbery, Aggravated Sexual Assault, Arson, Obstruction or Retaliation or Terroristic Threat

§5:510    Capital Murder — Murder + Remuneration, Promise of Remuneration, Employs Another for Remuneration or Promise of Renumeration

§5:520    Capital Murder — Murder + Escaping or Attempting to Escape From Penal Institution

§5:530    Capital Murder — Murder + Employee of a Penal Institution or for a Combination

§5:540    Capital Murder — Murder + While Incarcerated for Capital Murder or Murder; Serving Life Sentence for Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Sexual Assault, or Aggravated Robbery

§5:550    Capital Murder — Murder of Two or More People Duringthe Same Criminal Transaction or Pursuant to the Same Scheme or Course of Conduct

§5:560    Capital Murder — Murder of Child Under Six Years of Age

§5:570    Case Law Notes

3.   Manslaughter

§5:580    Manslaughter — Recklessness Causing Death

4.   Criminally Negligent Homicide

§5:590    Criminally Negligent Homicide

III.      Unlawful Restraint and Kidnapping

A.    Law

1.   Unlawful Restraint

2.   Kidnapping

§5:600    Kidnapping Safe Place Defense

§5:610    Deadly Weapon

§5:620    Indictments

§5:630    Definitions

§5:640    Lawful Control Defense

3.   Aggravated Kidnapping

4.   Unlawful Transport

B.    Forms

1.   Unlawful Restraint

§5:650    Unlawful Restraint

§5:660    Defenses Under This Section

a.               Penal Code §20.02(b)

b.               Penal Code §20.02(e)

2.   Kidnapping

§5:670    Kidnapping

§5:680    Defense Under This Section — Penal Code §20.03(b)

§5:690    Case Law Notes

3.   Aggravated Kidnapping

§5:700    Aggravated Kidnapping (Abduct + Ransom or Reward; Shield or Hostage; During a Felony; Injure or Sexually Abuse; Terrorize; or Interfere With Political or Governmental Function)

§5:710    Aggravated Kidnapping — Deadly Weapon

§5:720    Aggravated Kidnapping — Punishment Charge — (Victim Voluntarily Released in a Safe Place)

§5:730    Case Law Notes

4.   Unlawful Transport

§5:740    Unlawful Transport

5.   Trafficking of Persons

§5:750    Trafficking of Persons

III.      SEXUAL OFFENSES

A.    Law

1.   General

§5:760    Prohibited Acts

§5:770    Fourth Amendment

2.   Indecency With a Child

§5:780    Touching

§5:790    Outcry

§5:800    Affirmative Defenses

§5:810    Lesser Offense

§5:820    Genitalia Definition

B.    Forms

1.   Public Lewdness

§5:830    Public Lewdness — Public Place

§5:840    Public Lewdness — Reckless in Non-Public Place

§5:850    Case Law Notes

2.   Indecent Exposure

§5:860    Indecent Exposure to an Adult

§5:870    Case Law Notes

3.   Indecency With a Child

§5:880    Indecency With a Child — Sexual Contact

§5:890    Indecency With a Child — Indecent Exposure

§5:900    Indecency With a Child — Affirmative Defense

§5:910    Case Law Notes

4.   Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student

§5:920    Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student

5.   Improper Photography or Visual Recording

§5:930    Improper Photography or Visual Recording

IV.     Assaultive Offenses

A.    Law

1.   Assault

§5:940    Assault by Threat

§5:950    Contact

§5:960    Lesser Offense

§5:970    Family Violence

§5:980    Arrest Without Warrant

§5:1000   Threats

2.   Aggravated Assault

§5:1010   Mens Rea

§5:1020   Force to Resist Arrest

§5:1030   Knowledge of Peace Officer

3.   Sexual Assault

§5:1040   Statutory Rape

§5:1050   Presumption of Consent

§5:1060   Corroboration of Victim’s Testimony — “Outcry”

§5:1070   Outcry Instruction

§5:1080   Defendant’s Knowledge of Prosecutrix’s Age

§5:1090   Affirmative Defense — Youth Defense — Defendant Not More Than 3 Years Older Than Victim

§5:1100   Limiting Charge

§5:1110   Rape Shield Law

4.   Aggravated Sexual Assault

§5:1120   Mens Rea & Culpability

§5:1130   Threats

§5:1140   Application Paragraph

§5:1150   Criminal Episode

§5:1160   Defenses

§5:1170   Outcry

§5:1180   Lesser Offenses

§5:1190   Date Rape Drugs

5.   Gangs

6.   Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual

§5:1200   Result-Oriented Offenses

7.   Abandoning or Endangering a Child

8.   Terroristic Threat

9.   Aiding Suicide

10. Tampering With Consumer Product

11. Leaving a Child in a Vehicle

12. Harassment by Persons in Correctional Facility

13. Deadly Conduct

§5:1210   Lesser-Included Offense

§5:1220   Presumption of Recklessness and Danger

14. Terroristic Threat

§5:1230   Mens Rea

§5:1240   Extraneous Offenses

15. Aiding Suicide

§5:1250   Lesser Offense

B.    Forms

1.   Assault

§5:1260   Assault — Causing Bodily Injury to Another

§5:1270   Case Law Notes

§5:1280   Assault — Causing Bodily Injury to Another — Prior Conviction Family Member

§5:1290   Case Law Notes

§5:1300   Assault — Causing Bodily Injury to Another — Public Servant

§5:1310   Assault — Threats or Offensive Touching — Elderly or Disabled Individual

§5:1320   Assault — Threats or Offensive Touching — Sports Participant

2.   Aggravated Assault

§5:1330   Aggravated Assault — Causes Serious Bodily Injury

§5:1340   Aggravated Assault — Deadly Weapon

§5:1350   Aggravated Assault — By Public Servant

§5:1360   Aggravated Assault — Upon a Public Servant

§5:1370   Aggravated Assault — Retaliation

§5:1380   Aggravated Assault — Upon a Security Officer

3.   Sexual Assault

§5:1390   Sexual Assault — Penetration of Anus or Female Sexual Organ

§5:1400   Sexual Assault — Penetration — Mouth

§5:1410   Sexual Assault — Contact

§5:1420   Sexual Assault — Penetration — Anus or Female Exual Organ of Child

§5:1430   Sexual Assault — Contact or Penetration — Sexual Organ of Child

§5:1440   Sexual Assault — Contact of Anus of Child — Mouth, Anus, or Sexual Organ of Another

§5:1450   Sexual Assault — Contact of Mouth of Child — Anus, or Sexual Organ of Another

§5:1460   Sexual Assault — Medical Care Defense

§5:1470   Sexual Assault — Youth Defense

§5:1480   Practice Notes

4.   Aggravated Sexual Assault

§5:1490   Statute — Aggravated Sexual Assault

§5:1500   Aggravated Sexual Assault — Sample Form

§5:1510   Case Law Notes

5.   Gangs

§5:1520   Coercing, Soliciting, or Inducing Gang Membership

6.   Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual

§5:1530   Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual

§5:1540   Case Law Notes

§5:1550   Affirmative Defense — Notification — Assumed Care, Custody, or Control of a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual

§5:1560   Affirmative Defense — Religious Beliefs

§5:1570   Affirmative Defense — Unaware of Prior Act

7.   Abandoning or Endangering a Child

§5:1580   Abandoning or Endangering a Child

§5:1590   Case Law Notes

8.   Deadly Conduct

§5:1600   Deadly Conduct — Knowingly Discharging Firearm

§5:1610   Effective Consent as a Defense Assaultive Conduct

9.   Terroristic Threat

§5:1620   Terroristic Threat

§5:1630   Terroristic Threat — Family Member

§5:1640   Terroristic Threat

§5:1650   Terroristic Threat

§5:1660   Case Law Notes

10. Aiding Suicide

§5:1670   Aiding Suicide

11. Tempering With Consumer Product

§5:1680   Tampering With Consumer Product

12. Leaving a Child in a Vehicle

§5:1690   Leaving a Child in a Vehicle

13. Harassment by Persons in Correctional Facilities

§5:1700   Harassment by Persons in Correctional Facilities

Chapter 6      Offenses Against the Family

I.        BIGAMY

A.    Law

§6:10      Investigation

§6:20      Identification

§6:30      Want of Proper Care

§6:40      Spousal Immunity

§6:50      Defenses or Lack Thereof

§6:60      Corroboration of Accomplice

§6:70      Blood or Adoption Instruction

B.    Forms

§6:80      Bigamy

§6:90      Defense

§6:100    Prohibited Sexual Conduct

II.       INTERFERENCE WITH CHILD CUSTODY

A.    Law

§6:110    Defenses

§6:120    Lesser-Included Offenses

§6:130    Necessity Defense

B.    Forms

§6:140    Interference With Child Custody — Violating a Judgment or Court Order

§6:150    Interference With Child Custody — Enticing Child to Leave

§6:160    Defense

§6:170    Case Law Notes

§6:180    Agreement to Abduct From Custody

§6:190    Enticing a Child

§6:200    Case Law Notes

III.      CRIMINAL NON-SUPPORT OF CHILD

A.    Law

§6:210    Immunity

B.    Forms

§6:220    Criminal Non-Support of a Child

§6:230    Defense

§6:240    Case Law Notes

IV.     HARBORING A RUNAWAY CHILD

A.    Law

§6:250    Legal Definitions to Include in Charge

§6:260    Substantial Length of Time

B.    Forms

§6:270    Harboring a Runaway Child

§6:280    Harboring a Runaway Child — Defense of Relationship

§6:290    Harboring Runaway Child — Notice to Law Enforcement Defense

§6:300    Harboring Runaway Child — Notice to Parents Defense

§6:310    Case Law Note

V.       VIOLATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER

A.    Law

§6:320    Knowledge of Protective or Magistrate’s Order

§6:330    Specificity of Order

B.    Forms

§6:340    Violation of Protective Order or Magistrate’s Order

§6:350    Case Law Notes

§6:360    Violation of Protective Order Preventing Offense Caused by Bias or Prejudice

VI.     SALE OF CHILD

A.    Law

§6.370    Exceptions

§6:380    Miscellaneous Costs

B.    Forms

§6:390    Sale or Purchase of a Child

§6:400    Practice Note

§6:410    Case Law Note

§6:420    Advertising for Placement of Child

§6:430    Practice Note

§6:440    Interference With Rights of Guardian of the Person

§6:450    Practice Note

Chapter 7      Offenses Against Property

I.        ARSON, CRIMINAL ­MISCHIEF, & Other property damage or destruction

A.    Arson

1.   Law

§7:10      Injury or Death

§7:20      Merger of Offenses

§7:30      Consent

§7:40      Corporate Ownership

§7:50      Corpus Delicti

§7:60      Attempted Arson

§7:70      Culpability for Arson Resulting in Murder

2.   Forms

§7:80      Arson

§7:90      Practice Notes

§7:100    Case Law Notes

B.    Criminal Mischief

1.   Law

§7:110    Value of Loss

§7:120    County of Loss

§7:130    Damaged or Destroyed Property

§7:140    Replacement Value

§7:150    Public Centers and Private Property Inscriptions

§7:160    Culpability

2.   Forms

§7:170    Quick-Reference Chart: Criminal Mischief Punishments

§7:180    Criminal Mischief

§7:190    Criminal Mischief (Public Services)

§7:200    Criminal Mischief (Public Water)

§7:210    Criminal Mischief (Habitation)

§7:220    Case Law Notes

§7:230    Reckless Damage or Destruction

§7:240    Interference With Railroad Property

§7:250    Interference With Railroad Property

§7:260    Interference With Railroad Property

§7:270    Quick-Reference Chart: Graffiti Punishments

§7:280    Graffiti

II.       ROBBERY

A.    Law

§7:290    Culpability Requirement

§7:300    Indictment Limits Jury Instructions

§7:310    Allegations Not Supported by the Evidence

§7:320    “While in the Course of Committing Theft”

§7:330    Threats

B.    Forms

§7:340    Robbery (Bodily Injury)

§7:350    Robbery (Threats)

§7:360    Case Law Notes

III.      AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

A.    Law

§7:370    Application Paragraph

§7:380    Serious Bodily Injury

§7:390    Using or Exhibiting a Deadly Weapon

§7:400    Affirmative Finding

§7:410    “Reckless” and Lesser-Included Offenses

§7:420    Lesser Offense of Theft

§7:430    Probation

B.    Forms

§7:440    Aggravated Robbery (Serious Bodily Injury)

§7:450    Aggravated Robbery (Deadly Weapon)

§7:460    Aggravated Robbery (Elderly or Disabled Person)

IV.     BURGLARY

A.    Law

§7:470    Entry

§7:480    Lesser Offenses

§7:490    Buildings

§7:500    Occupancy

§7:510    Enclosed

§7:520    Owner

§7:530    Corporate Ownership

§7:540    Arson

§7:550    Culpability

§7:560    Parties

§7:570    Habitation

§7:580    Pleading

§7:590    Open to the Public

§7:600    Deadly Weapon

B.    Forms

§7:610    Burglary (Entry With Intent)

§7:620    Burglary (Remains Concealed)

§7:630    Burglary (Entry and Commits)

§7:640    Case Law Notes

§7:650    Burglary of Coin-Operated or Coin Collection Machines

§7:660    Burglary of Vehicle

V.       CRIMINAL TRESPASS

A.    Law

§7:670    Culpability

§7:680    Lesser-Included Offenses

§7:690    Notice

§7:700    “Off Limits” Areas

B.    Forms

§7:710    Criminal Trespass (Enters or Remains on Property or in a Building)

§7:720    Criminal Trespass (Enters or Remains on Agricultural Property)

§7:730    Trespass by Holder of License to Carry Concealed Handgun

§7:740    Practice Notes

VI.     THEFT

A.    Law

§7:750    Consolidation of Offenses

§7:760    Definitions

§7:770    Deprive

§7:780    Coercion

§7:790    Theft or Attempted Theft

§7:800    Intent to Deprive

§7:810    Deception

§7:820    Theft by Receiving — Corroboration

§7:830    Specific Method of Appropriation Alleged

§7:840    Explanation as to Recent Possession of Property

§7:850    Lesser Offenses

§7:860    Presumptions as to Second Hand Property

§7:870    Accomplice Testimony

B.    Forms

§7:880    Quick-Reference Chart: Theft Punishments

§7:890    Theft

§7:900    Additional Charges to Be Included, If Applicable

              a.   Similar Transactions: to Prove Knowledge and Intent

              b.   Accomplice Testimony as a Matter of Law

              c.   Presumption: Buying or Selling of Stolen Personal Property

              d.   Presumption: Buying or Selling of Motor Vehicles or Parts

              e.   Presumption: Buying or Selling of Used Motor Vehicles

              f.    Presumption: Buying or Selling of Pesticides

              g.   Presumption: Buying or Selling of Livestock

§7:910    Case Law Notes

§7:920    Theft of Service

§7:930    Theft of Trade Secrets

§7:940    Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle

§7:950    Case Law Notes

§7:960    Tampering With Identification Numbers

§7:970    Tampering With Identification Numbers

§7:980    Theft of or Tampering With Multichannel Video or Information Services

§7:990    Theft of or Tampering With Multichannel Video or Information Services

§7:1000   Theft of or Tampering With Multichannel Video or Information Services

§7:1010   Theft of or Tampering With Multichannel Video or Information Services

§7:1020   Manufacture, Distribution, or Advertisement of Multichannel Video or Information Service Device

§7:1030   Sale or Lease of Multichannel Video or Information Services Device

§7:1040   Possession, Manufacture, or Distribution of Certain Instruments Used to Commit Retail Theft

VII.    FRAUD

A.    Forgery

1.   Law — In General

§7:1050   Governing Statutes

§7:1060   Act of Another

§7:1070   Variance Between Indictment and Evidence

§7:1080   Intent to Defraud

2.   Forms

§7:1090   Forgery

§7:1100   Case Law Notes

§7:1110   Criminal Simulation

§7:1120   Trademark Counterfeiting

§7:1130   Stealing or Receiving Stolen Check or Similar Sight Order

B.    Credit Offenses

1.   Law

§7:1140   Property and Services Obtained

§7:1150   Name of Cardholder

§7:1160   Mental State Allegations

2.   Forms

§7:1170   Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse

§7:1180   False Statement to Obtain Property or Credit

§7:1190   Hindering Secured Creditors

§7:1200   Hindering Secured Creditors

§7:1210   Fraudulent Transfer of a Motor Vehicle

§7:1220   Fraudulent Transfer of a Motor Vehicle

§7:1230   Credit Card Transaction Record Laundering

§7:1240   Credit Card Transaction Record Laundering

C.    Other Deceptive Practices

1.   Law

§7:1250   Disjunctive and Conjunctive Submission

§7:1260   Reliance

2.   Forms

§7:1270   Issuance of Bad Check

§7:1280   Deceptive Business Practices

§7:1290   Deceptive Business Practices

§7:1300   Commercial Bribery

§7:1310   Commercial Bribery

§7:1320   Rigging Publicly Exhibited Contest

§7:1330   Rigging Publicly Exhibited Contest

§7:1340   Illegal Recruitment of an Athlete

§7:1350   Practice Notes

§7:1360   Practice Notes

§7:1370   Illegal Recruitment of an Athlete

§7:1380   Practice Notes

§7:1390   Misapplication of Fiduciary Property or Property of Financial Institution

§7:1400   Case Law Notes

§7:1410   Securing Execution of Document by Deception

§7:1420   Securing Execution of Document by Deception

§7:1430   Fraudulent Destruction, Removal or Concealment of Writing

§7:1440   Case Law Notes

§7:1450   Simulating Legal Process

§7:1460   Refusal to Execute Release of Fraudulent Lien or Claim

§7:1470   Deceptive Preparation and Marketing of Academic Product

§7:1480   Deceptive Preparation and Marketing of Academic Product

§7:1490   Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information

VIII.   COMPUTER CRIMES

A.    Law

§7:1500   Punishment

B.    Form

§7:1510   Breach of Computer Security

IX.     TELECOMMUNICATIONS CRIMES

A.    Forms

§7:1520   Unauthorized Use of Telecommunications Service

§7:1530   Manufacture, Possession, or Delivery of Unlawful Telecommunications Device

§7:1540   Manufacture, Possession, or Delivery of Unlawful Telecommunications Device

§7:1550   Theft of Telecommunications Service

§7:1560   Publication of Telecommunications Access Device

X.       MONEY LAUNDERING

A.    Law

§7:1570   Punishment

B.    Forms

§7:1580   Money Laundering

§7:1590   Case Law Notes

XI.     INSURANCE FRAUD

A.    Law

§7:1600   Punishment

§7:1610   Intent to Defraud

§7:1620   Tactical Note: Materiality

§7:1630   Value of Claim