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Aiding and abetting; the Pinkerton rule for conspirator liability for foreseeable co-conspirator crimes.

The two-part foundation of every crime: a voluntary act (or omission where a duty exists) plus a culpable mental state.

Tenancy in common, joint tenancy with right of survivorship, and tenancy by the entirety.

Criminal (not tort) assault and battery — the intent and harm elements that carry a jail sentence.

Cause-in-fact and proximate cause in the criminal context; intervening and superseding causes.

Self-defense, insanity (M'Naghten, MPC, irresistible impulse), duress, necessity, and intoxication.

General warranty, special warranty, and quitclaim deeds; race, notice, and race-notice statutes.

Express, implied, and prescriptive easements; real covenants; equitable servitudes.

Overview of freehold estates: fee simple, defeasible fees, fee tail, and life estates.

Reversions, remainders (vested vs. contingent), executory interests, and the Rule Against Perpetuities.

Murder degrees, voluntary and involuntary manslaughter, and the felony-murder rule.

Attempt, conspiracy, and solicitation — punishing preparation short of the completed offense.

Leaseholds, quiet enjoyment, constructive eviction, and assignment vs. sublease.

Larceny, embezzlement, false pretenses, and larceny by trick — knowing which fits which fact pattern.

Lien vs. title theory, priority among mortgagees, and judicial vs. non-judicial foreclosure.

Modern statutory framework, consent, and force requirements; statutory rape as a strict-liability offense.

Statute of Frauds, marketable title, equitable conversion, and risk of loss.

The classic property-plus-force crimes: robbery, common-law and modern burglary, and the malicious burning of arson.

Non-conforming uses, variances, special exceptions, and the takings clause.