CJA/354 Criminal Law Case Analysis and Legal Comparisons
This assignment analyzes criminal law cases, focusing on legal comparisons and their impact on the justice system.
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Week Three Worksheet
CJA/354 Version 4
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CJA/354 Criminal Law Case Analysis and Legal Comparisons
University Material Student: James Laird
Week Three Worksheet
Match the items in the Case Summary column to the Options in the rightcolumn by entering the
correct corresponding alphabetical letter next to the numbers in the first column. Not all options
will be used.
Case Summary Options
1. E
Shaun is driving home at night from work on a
six-lane road, under the speed limit. There are
no streetlights. A man is crossing the middle
of the street, and Shaun does not see him.
Shaun hits the man and kills him.
A. Murder
B. Voluntary manslaughter
C. Involuntary manslaughter
D. Justifiable homicide
E. Excusable homicide
F. Statutory rape
G. Malice aforethought
H. Necessity
I. Felony murder
J. Suicide
K. Second-degree murder
L. Renunciation
M. Corpus delicti
2. I
Ruth’s friend Mary asks her to drive her to a
convenience store and wait for her. While
Ruth waits in the car, Mary shoots and kills
the clerk, and robs the store. Mary gets in the
car and Ruth drives away.
3. B
Lisa comes home early from work and finds
her husband in bed with her best friend. Lisa
grabs a handgun and shoots her friend in the
head.
4. G
Zachary suggested playing Russian roulette
with his friend Gary, because he had a
handgun and only three bullets. Gary shoots
himself in the head and dies.
5. D
Officer Chanis a city police officer who pulled
over a speeding car. Upon asking for license
and registration, the driver grabbed a gun out
of the glove box and began to turn toward the
officer. Officer Chan shot and killed the driver.
6. L
Ben and Heather have a suicide pact,
because their families are preventing them
from having a relationship. Ben drives his car,
with Heather in the passenger seat, off the
cliff. Heather lives and Ben dies.
7. G
After a fight with his wife, Tom buys a shovel
and rope. He tells his wife he wants to drive
into the desert to look at the stars. While in
the desert, Tom chokes his wife. He digs a
hole and buries her in the hole.
CJA/354 Version 4
1
CJA/354 Criminal Law Case Analysis and Legal Comparisons
University Material Student: James Laird
Week Three Worksheet
Match the items in the Case Summary column to the Options in the rightcolumn by entering the
correct corresponding alphabetical letter next to the numbers in the first column. Not all options
will be used.
Case Summary Options
1. E
Shaun is driving home at night from work on a
six-lane road, under the speed limit. There are
no streetlights. A man is crossing the middle
of the street, and Shaun does not see him.
Shaun hits the man and kills him.
A. Murder
B. Voluntary manslaughter
C. Involuntary manslaughter
D. Justifiable homicide
E. Excusable homicide
F. Statutory rape
G. Malice aforethought
H. Necessity
I. Felony murder
J. Suicide
K. Second-degree murder
L. Renunciation
M. Corpus delicti
2. I
Ruth’s friend Mary asks her to drive her to a
convenience store and wait for her. While
Ruth waits in the car, Mary shoots and kills
the clerk, and robs the store. Mary gets in the
car and Ruth drives away.
3. B
Lisa comes home early from work and finds
her husband in bed with her best friend. Lisa
grabs a handgun and shoots her friend in the
head.
4. G
Zachary suggested playing Russian roulette
with his friend Gary, because he had a
handgun and only three bullets. Gary shoots
himself in the head and dies.
5. D
Officer Chanis a city police officer who pulled
over a speeding car. Upon asking for license
and registration, the driver grabbed a gun out
of the glove box and began to turn toward the
officer. Officer Chan shot and killed the driver.
6. L
Ben and Heather have a suicide pact,
because their families are preventing them
from having a relationship. Ben drives his car,
with Heather in the passenger seat, off the
cliff. Heather lives and Ben dies.
7. G
After a fight with his wife, Tom buys a shovel
and rope. He tells his wife he wants to drive
into the desert to look at the stars. While in
the desert, Tom chokes his wife. He digs a
hole and buries her in the hole.
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University
University of Phoenix
Subject
Criminal Justice