Criminal Justice Question

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Quesrion 1. Lydia wants to steal rare jewels from a Santa Monica museum. She persuades Gru, a guard at the museum, to leave a window open in the staff lounge to allow Lydia to sneak into the museum. Gru leaves the window open. While on her way to the window, Lydia sees that she is able to sneak in through a staff door. Lydia takes the jewels and leaves through this door.

1. Could Gru be convicted as an accomplice? Explain.

Question 2. Sil is a well-known cocaine dealer who packages drugs in the home he shares with his sister and niece. Sil’s niece Jessa is 19 years old and a student at SMC. She and Sil often hang out together on the weekend. Yesterday, Sil asked Jessa to deliver three sealed packages to three addresses. Jessa agreed. Sil was later arrested. One of his clients died from an overdose of the drugs Jessa delivered.

1. Could Jessa be convicted as an accomplice to the crime of selling cocaine? Explain.
2. IF Jessa WERE an accomplice, could she be convicted for the death of the client. Explain.

Question 3. Liz does cocaine. Yesterday after class, Liz did drugs with a friend. She thought it was cocaine but it ended up being ketamine. Soon after, Liz walked to her home where she was confronted by a strange man. Liz got scared and punched the man in the face. Later, Liz was arrested for battery. It turns out that she tried to enter the neighbors home and he started yelling at her.

Define and apply for the crime of battery:

1. Intoxication
2. Mistake of fact

Question 4. Alex is a firefighter and SMC student. Alex was taking the train to class when they killed Cam, a homeless person with schizophrenia. Witnesses say Cam boarded the crowded train and began screaming at passengers that he needed food and water and that he did not care if he died. Cam then threw his coat on the train floor. At that point, Alex came up behind Cam and took him to the floor in a chokehold. Four minutes later, Cam was dead.

1. Define one justification that the Alex may raise in defense. Use the facts to show if met.

What if another passenger shoots and kills Alex during the chokehold.

1. Would this passenger be justified in using deadly force? Explain.

Question 5. Yesterday evening, a plainclothes officer was buying milk when a man walked into the store, pulled out a gun, and asked for all the money in the register. The cashier complied and the suspect fled. The officer then pulled out her service revolver and ran after the suspect. The suspect started to turn around with the gun in his hand and the officer fired the shot that killed the suspect.

1. Give the rule for when an officer is justified in using deadly force and use the facts to show if met.

Sentencing

Question 6. RELY on DETAILS FROM CHAPTER 7

1. What are two reasons sentencing decisions shifted from judges to legislatures?
2. What are two negative results from legislatures making sentencing decisions.
   

Question 7. Sil is a well-known cocaine dealer who was arrested and charged for selling cocaine and for manslaughter after one of his clients died of an overdose. Sil is 28 years old and lives with his sister and niece. He graduated from UCLA with a business degree.

1. List three details you wish you had and explain the relevance to punishment.
2. Craft a specific punishment for Sil. Explain your reasoning.

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