Question

Jackson recently graduated high school and decided to spend his summer before college hiking the Appalachian Trail. Three weeks into his hike there was a torrential downpour in a very rural and desolate area of North Carolina. He tried to take shelter in his tent but there was so much mud and rain that it afforded him little protection from the elements. He decided to seek out a more stable structure and eventually happened upon an old RV that was seemingly abandoned. The doors were locked but he was able to pick the lock and enter. Jackson found enough canned food to make himself a warm dinner and settled in for the night. The next morning, he took with him all of the dry clothes and food he could find in the RV and headed off to continue down the trail. Is Jackson guilty of burglary?

a. Yes, he knowingly took items that did not belong to him without permission.b. Yes, he willfully entered into the dwelling of another and took items that did not belong to him.c. No, when he entered he did not intend to take the items in the RV.d. No, because there was chronological concurrence.

Answer 1

A. Yes, he knowingly took items that did not belong to him without permission.

Step-by-step explanation:

Though trespassing someone else's private property during emergencies such as Jackson's case, it does not give him the right to take all of the dry clothes and food he could find in the RV under any circumstances. He has committed burglary under federal offences.

Jackson could've slept there for the night until the torrential downpour stopped. But he used and took away few commodities from the RV thereby causing loss to the owner. Therefore, Jackson would be convicted guilty of burglary.