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CJA/354 Criminal Law Case Analysis and Legal Comparisons

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    Week Three Worksheet CJA/354 Version 4 1 CJA/354 Criminal Law Case Analysis and Legal Comparisons University Material Student: James Laird Week Three Worksheet Match the items in the Case Summary column to the Options in t he right column by entering the correct corresponding alphabetical letter next to the numbers in the first column. Not all options will be used. Case Summary Options 1. E Shaun is driving home at night from work on a six - lane road, under the speed limit. There are no streetlights. A man is crossing the middle of the stree t, and Shaun does not see him. Shaun hits the man and kills him. A. Murder B. Voluntary m anslaughter C. Involuntary m anslaughter D. Justifiable h omicide E. Excusable h omicide F. Statutory r ape G. Malice a forethought H. Necessity I. Felony m urder J. Suicide K. Second - d egree m urder L. Renunciation M. Corpus d elicti 2. I Ruth’s friend Mary asks her to drive her to a convenience store and wait for her. While Ruth waits in the car, Mary shoots and kills the clerk , and robs the store. Mary gets in the car and Ruth drives away. 3. B Lisa comes home early from work and finds her husband in bed with her best friend. Lisa grabs a handgun and shoots her friend in the head. 4. G Zachary suggested playing Russian roulette with his friend Gary, because he had a handgun and only three bullets. Gary shoots himself in the head and dies. 5. D Officer Chan is a city police officer who pulled over a speeding car . Upon asking for license and registration, the driver grabbed a gun out of the glove box and began to turn toward the officer. Officer Chan shot and killed the driver. 6. L Ben and Heather have a suicide pact, because their families are preventing them from having a relationship. Ben drives his car, with Heather in the passenger seat, off the cliff. Heather lives and Ben dies. 7. G After a fight with his wife, Tom buys a shovel and rope. He tells his wife he wants to drive into the desert to look at the stars. While in the desert , Tom chokes h is wife . He digs a hole and buries her in the hole.

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