Which two crimes constitute MBE Assault?

Which two crimes constitute MBE Assault?

• A. Attempted battery; Intentional creation (more than words) of a reasonable fear in the mind of the V.
• B. Attempted murder; false imprisonment.
• C. Burglary; robbery.
• D. Battery; assault.

Answer: (A)

Assault in this context covers two ways to commit the offense: either you intend to batter someone and take a step toward that goal, or you intentionally place someone in reasonable fear of imminent harmful contact. The first path focuses on an attempted battery—the intent to cause harmful or offensive contact and some action toward that outcome. The second path focuses on creating reasonable apprehension of imminent harm, which requires more than words alone to show the threat and the defendant’s apparent ability to carry it out. The described combination—attempted battery and the intentional creation of a reasonable fear beyond mere words—captures both forms of assault, making it the best answer. The other options describe unrelated crimes or mix in battery in a way that doesn’t fit the two forms of assault.

Assault in this context covers two ways to commit the offense: either you intend to batter someone and take a step toward that goal, or you intentionally place someone in reasonable fear of imminent harmful contact. The first path focuses on an attempted battery—the intent to cause harmful or offensive contact and some action toward that outcome. The second path focuses on creating reasonable apprehension of imminent harm, which requires more than words alone to show the threat and the defendant’s apparent ability to carry it out. The described combination—attempted battery and the intentional creation of a reasonable fear beyond mere words—captures both forms of assault, making it the best answer. The other options describe unrelated crimes or mix in battery in a way that doesn’t fit the two forms of assault.