robbery causes fear of immediate injury or death to a victim who is 65 years
of age or older, or who has a mental, physical, or developmental disability, the
crime also constitutes an aggravated robbery.
Burglary is entering into a building, portion of a building,
or habitation with the intent to commit theft or a felony there. Not only is it
burglary to enter a house unlawfully with the intent to steal money or property,
but it is also burglary to enter with the intent to commit a felony such as
arson or murder.
White Collar Crimes
Although there is no fixed definition of white collar crime, a number of
nonviolent crimes frequently
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Nye Frank on 08 Jul 10These elementary principles establish the government's obligation to provide medical care for those whom it is punishing by incarceration. An inmate must rely on prison authorities to treat his medical needs; if the authorities fail to do so, those needs will not be met. In the worst cases, such a failure may actually produce physical "torture or a lingering death," In re Kemmler, supra, the evils of most immediate concern to the drafters of the Amendment. In less serious cases, denial of medical care may result in pain and suffering which no one suggests would serve any penological purpose. Cf. Gregg v. Georgia, supra, at 173, 96 S.Ct. at 2924-25 (joint opinion). The infliction of such unnecessary suffering is inconsistent with contemporary standards of decency as manifested in modern legislation8 codifying the commonlaw view that "(i)t is but just that the public be required to care for the prisoner, who cannot by reason of the deprivation of his liberty, care for himself."9
