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Question 10 A legislature enacts a criminal statute that treats two similarly situated groups differently. A defendant argues that there is no constitutionally adequate justification for the distinction. Which constitutional challenge is most directly implicated?

Question 4 On October 1, a state legislature makes possession of a particular substance a crime. The statute becomes effective immediately. Prosecutors then charge Dana solely because Dana possessed the substance on September 15, when possession was lawful. What is the strongest constitutional objection?

Honorlock can be taken with what web browsers?

A cyclist chooses a riverside route 60% of the time and a downtown route 40% of the time. The probabilities of arriving late are 10% and 25%, respectively. If the cyclist is not late, what is the probability that the riverside route was used?

Events A and B have positive probabilities, and P(A | B) = P(A). Which conclusion must be true?

An integer is selected uniformly from 1 through 500. What is the probability that it is not divisible by 2, 3, or 5?

You are called to attend the precipitous delivery of an unknown gestation baby due to no maternal prenatal care. The baby is born and appears to be term. The baby is tachypneic and cyanotic. You provide respiratory support as indicated. Upon admission to the NICU, the CXR shows a mass with multiple air-filled cysts greater than 5 mm. What is your suspected diagnosis?

A 37-week infant born by scheduled cesarean delivery without labor develops tachypnea and mild retractions shortly after birth. Chest radiography shows mild hyperinflation, perihilar streaking, and fluid in the interlobar fissures. Perfusion and temperature remain normal, and the oxygen requirement decreases over the first 12 hours. Which diagnosis is most likely?

Ryan works as the shipping manager for Pacific Supply Company, a business that sells commercial equipment to businesses throughout the state. Ryan has recently developed a serious gambling habit and has lost a significant amount of money. One Monday afternoon, Ryan approached his boss, Martin, in the parking lot and asked if Martin would loan him $2,000. Ryan did not tell Martin why he needed the money, and Martin did not ask. Martin agreed and gave Ryan $2,000 and said “Repay me whenever you are able.” At the time Ryan asked for the loan, Ryan thought to himself “If I can just get some money, I can earn back what I’ve lost and repay everything I owe, including this loan.” Ryan immediately went to a casino after work and lost all of the money. On Tuesday, Ryan again approached Martin in the parking lot and asked for another $2,000 loan. This time Martin asked Ryan why he needed more money and said, “I will only give you another loan if it is really important.” Ryan intended to use the money to gamble, but he knew Martin would not give him another loan if Martin knew the money was going to be used for gambling. Ryan therefore lied to Martin, saying, “My air conditioner broke and I need the money to replace it.” Ryan’s air conditioner was actually working perfectly. Believing Ryan’s story, Martin gave Ryan another $2,000 and said, “Get that AC fixed.” On Wednesday, Ryan sees a coworker’s bike in the parking lot. The bike was not locked up, so Ryan decides to take the bike for a ride to see if he likes it. Ryan intends to ride the bike around the block and return it before his coworker knows it is missing. While out riding the bike however, someone came up to Ryan and said “Nice bike! I’ll pay you $500 for it.” Ryan sold the bike, kept the money for himself, and said nothing about the bike to his coworker who believed the bike had been stolen. On Thursday, while at work, Ryan noticed that Pacific Supply was preparing a shipment of commercial equipment worth $20,000 for one of its customers. As shipping manager, Ryan had authority over the shipment and was responsible for directing where it was to be delivered. Ryan decided that he could sell the equipment himself and then keep the proceeds. Using his authorized access to Pacific Supply’s shipping system, Ryan changed the delivery address from the customer’s business to Ryan’s home address. Ryan then updated the company’s records, marking the shipment as “lost in delivery.” The shipment was then delivered to Ryan’s house. On Friday, during the workday, Ryan happened to observe Martin opening a company safe located inside Pacific Supply’s main office. Ryan was able to see Martin enter the combination and memorized it. Ryan’s responsibilities as shipping manager did not include handling money kept in the safe, and Ryan had no authority to open the safe or remove anything from it. Pacific Supply normally closed for business at 8:00 p.m. Ryan knew that no employees were permitted to enter the building after 8:00pm, but Ryan also knew that his employee access card remained active at all times and could therefore be used to access the building after hours. At approximately 11:30 p.m. that night, Ryan returned to Pacific Supply. Before returning, Ryan had decided that he would enter the building, open the safe, and take whatever money he found inside. Ryan used his employee access card to unlock a closed side door and entered the building. Ryan went directly to the office containing the safe. He entered the combination he had memorized, opened the safe, and found $10,000 in cash inside. Ryan took all of the money, placed it in his backpack, and began walking toward the exit. As Ryan opened the side door to leave the building, two police officers who had responded to the company’s silent security alarm were waiting outside. Ryan was arrested, and the cash was recovered from his backpack. Question: What, if any, crimes can Ryan be charged with based upon the above facts? Be sure to address distinctions between the common law and the modern approach. Limit your discussion to content covered through Week 6.

A colleague argues that the Ten Commandments could be placed in any order without changing their meaning. Respond by identifying the commandments in their proper sequence and explaining the principles behind their order.