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17. What is the most serious crime, if any, committed by the woman?
The crimes below are listed in descending order of seriousness.
A woman decided to steal a necklace that belonged to her neighbor. She knew where the neighbor kept the necklace because she had been in the neighbor's house on many occasions when the neighbor had taken off the necklace and put it away in a jewelry box in the bathroom. One night, the woman went to the neighbor's house. The neighbor was away, and the house was dark. The woman opened the bathroom window, saw the jewelry box on the counter, and started to climb inside. As her leg cleared the window sill, the neighbor's dog began to bark loudly. Terrified, the woman jumped back outside and fled.
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B is incorrect. The woman's actions went beyond attempted burglary and amounted to a completed burglary, which is a more serious crime. As stated above, burglary requires only that she unlawfully enter with the intent to commit a felony, not that she complete the felony. Therefore, attempted burglary is not the most serious crime committed by the woman.
C is incorrect. The woman may have been guilty of attempted larceny, but that crime arguably would merge into, and in any event was less serious than, the crime of burglary.
D is incorrect. As explained above, the woman's actions amounted to burglary.