3. Baker and others entered a Wal-Mart store shortly after 3:00 A.M. by cutting through the metal door with an acetylene torch. They had moved some of the merchandise in the store to the rear door, but the police arrived before the merchandise could be taken from the store. Baker was prosecuted for larceny. He raised the defense that he was not guilty of larceny because no merchandise had ever left the store. Is there enough intent and action for a crime? [Tennessee v. Baker, 751 S.W.2d 154 (Tenn. App.)

4. Gail drove her automobile after having had dinner and several drinks. She fell asleep at the wheel and ran over and killed a pedestrian. Prosecuted for manslaughter, she raised the defense that she did not intend to hurt anyone and because she was drinking , she did not know what she was doing. Was this a valid defense?

14. Howell made a long-distance telephone calls through the telephone company's computer- controlled switching system to solicit funding for a nonexistent business enterprise. What crimes did Howell commit? [New Mexico v. Howell, 895 F.2d 232 (N.M. App.