Late one night, Jerry robbed a convenience store. He escaped the convenience store without being captured and ran to a nearby neighborhood where he burglarized several cars. Jerry was later caught and charged with robbery and burglary. The crimes with which Jerry was charged are considered mala prohibita.

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Robbery and burglary are considered mala in se crimes, which means they are inherently wrong or evil by their very nature, as opposed to mala prohibita, which refers to actions that are criminalized by statutes rather than being inherently wrong.

Late One Night, Jerry Robbed a Convenience Store