Discussion 7

The defendant shot and killed a police officer and then escaped on foot. He was thereafter charged with first-degree murder. The defendant wants to claim that his diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia affected his ability to form the intent required for murder. In your state (Arizona), the defendant cannot introduce this argument to negate intent; he can only plead insanity under an abbreviated version of M’Naghten, which requires proof that the defendant did not know his conduct was wrong because of a mental defect or disease. Will you accept or reject the case? Read Clark v. Arizona, 548 U.S. 735 (2006), which is available at this link Link (Links to an external site.)

All initial posts should reference the textbook or at least one outside source. All sources must be cited using APA guidelines. 

Assignment 7

Compare and contrast the defenses of Infancy, Intoxication, Ignorance, and Mistake. Provide examples of each.

The paper must be 1-2 pages.

Use proper APA formatting and citations, including ‘in-text’ citations.

Discussion 8 

he defendant’s vehicle matched the description of a vehicle seen in the vicinity of a burglary before the burglary, during the burglary, and after the burglary. The defendant claimed that the evidence was insufficient to prove he was an accomplice to the burglary. Does this case illustrate the legal concept of accomplice act, accomplice intent, or both? 

In contentious times I thought that the following case may be helpful in understanding what it means to be an American. You will see an example that is historic and non-partisan and without the animus that we see currently in our political process.

While you are working on your amendment papers I thought this would give you some insight into how the Bill of Rights had its beginning with John Adams. His defense of British Troops before the Revolutionary War will give you insights to the mindset of this most influential man in drafting our Constitution.

Read the case below. It is also on Amazon Prime if you would also like to watch an excellent video representation of it—John Adams Season 1 Episode 1 which is about 1 ½ hrs. It is excellent; if you have access it is well worth watching.

Also, it is described in detail in the book John Adams.

https://www.crf-usa.org/images/pdf/JohnAdamsandtheBostonMassacreTrials

Write your decision and engage in a vigorous discussion with me and fellow students of how this man and this case is influential in the Amendments. Identify the amendments that in some way are the result of John Adams personal experiences as an attorney in pre-revolutionary War America.

If you have read any of the following please let us know:

John Adams

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

Discussion 7

In 3-4 well-written paragraphs, discuss the role of the prosecutor in regards to investigating violent crimes. Do you believe they should play a bigger role or be less involved? Why?

All initial posts should reference the textbook or at least one outside source. All sources must be cited using APA guidelines

Discussion 8

In 3-4 paragraphs, discuss the degrees of larceny/theft in your state, what elements need to be present to be charged with the crime? 

All initial posts should reference the textbook or at least one outside source. All sources must be cited using APA guidelines. 

Assignment 7

In 1-2 pages, research, identify and discuss 3 violent crimes and their characteristics. How can these crimes be investigated effectively?

APA format required, title page, reference page with proper citations, In-text citations, Font-New Times Roman 12 (non-bolded). 

Assignment 8

In 1-2 pages, explain the difference between burglary and larceny. Provide and example of each. Are these types of cases easy to solve? What is the success rate of solving these types of cases in your jurisdiction? 

APA format required, title page, reference page, proper citation

Chapter 7

https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/11783/student/?task=1

https://centerforimprovinginvestigations.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Investigating-Violent-Crime-The-Prosecutors-Role-Lessons-Learned-from-the-Field-NRTAC-June-2018.pdf

Chapter 8

Investigating property crime: A checklist for success

Modern Slavery

Go to the following website: http://slaveryfootprint.org/ and take the survey. Using your results, the readings on modern slavery, reflect on the issue of modern day slavery by answering the following questions. 

How does modern day slavery match or diverge from what your ideas of slavery and traditional notions of slavery? 

After taking the slavery footprint survey, what were your results? Were you surprised the results? What was most surprising about the results and why? What types of slavery are most likely to be part of the goods you consume? (You do not need the email results. You can use the number the survey gives you, then use the website, reading, and notes to speculate how that overall number is distributed.) 

Discuss, too, your general thoughts regarding the results.

Based on information from the readings, how would you rank slavery in relation to other social problems, including other human rights violations? Explain your reasoning.

How has globalization influenced the modern day sale and use of slaves? What actions, if any, would you suggest taking in response to this phenomenon? (In addition to drawing from course materials, you want to consider thoughtfully variables driving slavery, when you formulate your suggestions.)

Procedural Law

Discussion 7

The defendant shot and killed a police officer and then escaped on foot. He was thereafter charged with first-degree murder. The defendant wants to claim that his diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia affected his ability to form the intent required for murder. In your state (Arizona), the defendant cannot introduce this argument to negate intent; he can only plead insanity under an abbreviated version of M’Naghten, which requires proof that the defendant did not know his conduct was wrong because of a mental defect or disease. Will you accept or reject the case? Read Clark v. Arizona, 548 U.S. 735 (2006), which is available at this link Link (Links to an external site.)

Discussion 8

The defendant’s vehicle matched the description of a vehicle seen in the vicinity of a burglary before the burglary, during the burglary, and after the burglary. The defendant claimed that the evidence was insufficient to prove he was an accomplice to the burglary. Does this case illustrate the legal concept of accomplice act, accomplice intent, or both? 

Compare and contrast the defenses of Infancy, Intoxication, Ignorance, and Mistake. Provide examples of each.