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Prior to World War One, the United States partially pursued a policy of this, despite getting involved in the Spanish-American War and exploiting the Banana Republics in Latin America

Steve liked to go out and shoot his 22-caliber rifle at plate glass windows of homes in the early hours of the morning when it was still dark, and everyone was sleeping. On one fateful morning at 2 AM Steve shot out the window of a large “McMansion” in a neighborhood near his own home. Unfortunately, an elderly man happened to be sleeping on the couch in the front room on the other side of the plate glass window. Steve’s shot shattered the glass of the window and struck the elderly man in the forehead killing him instantly. Assume Steve is prosecuted in a common law jurisdiction. What is the most serious crime for which he can be prosecuted.

Able saw Ben walking down the street wearing rival gang colors. Able pulled a handgun from his jacket and shot Ben in the head. Neighbors immediately called an ambulance, and Ben was taken to the emergency room. Dr. Johnson, a recent graduate from State University Medical School discovered that the bullet had lodged in Ben’s brain. Although Dr. Johnson had never performed brain surgery, he made a valiant but flawed effort to remove the bullet. Ben died while on the operating table. Will a court find Able guilty of murder? Yes because Able is the actual cause of Ben’s death. Yes because Dr. Johnson’s action is foreseeable. No because Dr. Johnson’s flawed surgery was a dependent intervening cause. No because Able is not the actual cause of Ben’s death. Select the best answer from the options below:

Barry is a police officer from Texas visiting California.  While passing through a metal detector to enter an LA dance club, security officials there discovered that he was carrying a loaded gun.  Barry showed the security officials his police badge, but they called the Los Angeles Police Department anyway and Barry was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. The applicable statute provides that “it shall be unlawful for any person to possess a firearm in a public place except for law enforcement officers from this jurisdiction.”  During the court proceedings against him, Barry’s lawyer argued that the law in Texas allows off-duty police officers to carry firearms.  Under questioning from the Judge, Barry’s lawyer responded that the statute is ambiguous and that Barry acted in good faith and should not be held criminally responsible. Assume this jurisdiction follows the Model Penal Code. A court is likely to find Barry:

Able robbed a 7-11 store around 4AM in the morning, drove about a half hour to his residence where he went inside, cooked a bowl of oatmeal and counted his money. After reflecting on his financial situation, Able headed to his ex-wife’s residence to give her $2000 for child support payments that he had missed. On the way there, a police cruiser pulled Able over to the side of the road. As the officer approached the driver’s side of the car, Able rolled down the window and shot and killed the officer. Assume that Able was later arrested. A court in a common law jurisdiction is most likely to find that:

Willow told Max to accompany her into Frida’s unlocked barn and retrieve an expensive black saddle that she said she had loaned to Frida. Max accompanied Willow to Frida’s barn, opened the door, found a black saddle hanging high above the ground, and climbed a ladder to reach it. Max handed the saddle down to Willow, and the two left with it together. In fact, the saddle belonged to Frida, and when Frida discovered the saddle missing, she suspected that Willow was the thief. Frida used a screwdriver to break into Willow’s house to find the saddle. Upon discovering the saddle on Willow’s kitchen table, Frida took it back and called the police. The jurisdiction follows the common law, except that burglary covers structures in addition to dwellings and the nighttime element has been eliminated. Which, if any, of these individuals is guilty of burglary?

Julian did not like a family that belonged to a particular ethnicity and lived next door to him. Julian paid a friend, Leo, to set fire to the family’s residence. Leo forced open a side door leading into the kitchen. After searching the home to make sure no one was there, Leo rigged the gas oven to explode after a short delay. Leo quickly left the house. The oven exploded a few minutes later, and the house was completely destroyed by the resulting fire. Unbeknownst to Leo, the family had modified their attic, and a cousin was sleeping there at the time. The cousin was killed in the fire.Which of the following best supports Julian’s conviction for felony murder in connection with these events?

Dante agreed with Isaac to purchase heroin from Isaac in order to sell it on a city street corner. Unbeknownst to Dante, Isaac was an undercover police officer whose only purpose was to arrest distributors of drugs. Dante made a down payment for the heroin and agreed to pay the remainder after he sold it on the street. As soon as Isaac handed over the heroin, other officers moved in and arrested Dante. The jurisdiction follows the common law approach to conspiracy.Could Dante properly be convicted of conspiring to distribute drugs?

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