with Correct Answers | Graded A+
‣ During a break in courtroom proceedings, two attorneys entered an
empty elevator. Without warning, the defense attorney pushed the
emergency button and began to harass the prosecuting attorney about a
suspected ethics violation. When the prosecutor demanded to get off the
elevator, the defense attorney refused to reactivate it.
has a crime occurred? Answer: yes = False imprisonment - maybe felony
if violence, menace, fraud, or deceit was used
‣ A woman discovered that her husband was having an affair with her
best friend. She purchased a handgun and returned after a two-week
waiting period to pick up the gun. She then drove to her friend's house
and waited for her to come home from work. When the friend got out of
her car, the woman shot her several times and killed her. The woman has
committed the crime of murder (f).
Is it likely it will be charged as first degree murder? Answer: yes -
Premeditated and lying in wait
‣ A house's regular occupant had been in a convalescent home for more
than one year. She fully intended to return and the house was being
regularly maintained in the meantime.