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Criminal Statute Identification Scenarios: To be used with Samaha's Criminal Law Text 9th Edition STUDENT COPY John M. Landry Jarrod Petrelli For Thomson Wadsworth STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 2 Criminal Statute Identification Scenarios: To be used with Samaha's Criminal Law Text 9th Edition

Chapter One

Scenario #1

A married couple was going through a bitter divorce. The wife demanded that the husband give her the house and both of their cars as part of the divorce settlement. The two were unable to come to an agreement over this matter, and the husband decided that he would rather kill his wife than give up all of his belongings. The husband did not feel that he could personally kill his wife, so he hired a hit man to do the job. Acting on the husband’s request, the hit man shot and killed the wife. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the husband has committed.

Scenario #2

A high school student was upset because another student was selling marijuana at school. The first student told the principal about the other student selling marijuana, and the other student was suspended from school. The suspended student found out that the first student had caused his suspension and became upset. Overcome with rage, he grabbed a butcher knife STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 3 from his kitchen. He went looking for the other student to stab him. After unsuccessfully looking for the other student at several popular after school locations, the suspended student eventually located him at a local park. He walked up behind him and stabbed him in the middle of the back. The student who was stabbed survived the attack and was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital. Two weeks later, however, he died as a direct result of the injuries sustained in the stabbing. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the suspended student has committed.

Scenario #3

A young man found out that his girlfriend was cheating on him with another man. As he was going to her house to confront her about this, he saw her in her driveway kissing the other man. He became extremely angry and drove his car directly at the two of them. His vehicle struck them and killed them instantly. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the young man has committed.

Scenario #4

A homeowner was awoken late one evening by the sound of glass breaking. As he looked outside to investigate, he saw several juveniles breaking the windows on the shed behind his house. The homeowner went outside and yelled at the juveniles, STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 4 who ignored him and continued breaking the windows. Upset with the situation, the homeowner went inside and got his .357 revolver from his closet. He returned outside and pointed the weapon at the juveniles. Upon seeing the revolver, they immediately fled the area. The homeowner was still upset and chased after them. After chasing them for a short distance, he began shooting at them. One of the rounds struck one of the juveniles in the back of the head and instantly killed him. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the homeowner has committed.

Chapter Two

Scenario #1

Several men wanted to throw a bachelor’s party for a man getting married the next weekend. They hired an exotic dancer and rented a hotel room for the party. The men all drank excessively before the dancer showed up. When she arrived, the best man offered the dancer $100.00 extra to have sex with the groom-to-be. She agreed, and the two engaged in sexual intercourse. The men paid the dancer, and she left the hotel room. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that was committed. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 5 Scenario #2

A man and woman met through mutual friends and decided to go out on a dinner date. While they were eating dinner, the man told the woman that he was very attracted to her. She informed him that although he seemed like a nice man, she was only interested in being friends with him. Upset by this comment, the man told her that he was more interested in having an intimate relationship with her. The woman told the man that she would be willing to have sex with him if he would pay her $500.00. The man agreed to pay her, and after dinner they went to her residence and had sexual intercourse. The man paid the woman and left. She told him that this offer was always open, and the price would be the same every time. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that was committed.

Scenario #3

At about 8:00PM, just when it was becoming dark on a summer night, a person entered a liquor store. Upon entering the store, the person waited for the cashier to turn her back and then grabbed money from the cash register that had been left open. The person then ran off while the cashier was yelling at him. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that was committed. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 6 Scenario #4

A child entered a drugstore and went directly to the candy aisle. The child’s friend looked around at the end of the candy aisle and then motioned to the first child that no one was coming. The first child took several candy bars from the box on display and then placed them into her pocket. The first child then left the store and made no attempt to pay for the candy bars in her pocket. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the first child committed.

Chapter Three

Scenario #1

A couple who was dating for two years got into an argument. After the argument, the boyfriend wanted to have sex, but the girlfriend told him that she had a headache. The boyfriend persisted; however, the girlfriend would not change her mind. As she laid down on the bed to take a nap, the boyfriend began touching her in an attempt to become intimate. The girlfriend again told him that she did not feel well, and she just wanted to take a nap. The boyfriend continued trying to have sex with her, and she finally physically pushed him away. He ignored this and pushed her down onto the bed. He inserted his finger into her vagina momentarily before she slapped him across the face. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 7 He was stunned by the slap and backed away for a second. The girlfriend took the opportunity to run out of the residence. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the boyfriend committed.

Scenario #2

A female had a crush on her boss from work. Her boss was not interested because he already had a girlfriend. This female became so infatuated with her boss that she approached him one afternoon in his office. She pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot him unless he had sex with her immediately. Her boss told her that he did not want to and pleaded with her to leave him alone. She ignored these requests and repeated her demands. Fearing for his life, her boss had sex with her. Upon completion of the intercourse, she left his office without harming him. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the female committed.

Scenario #3

A fifteen-year-old girl had a new boyfriend. She was very much in love with him. The laws of the state that she lived in states that a person must be at least 18 years old to marry or to have sexual intercourse legally. The girl told her new boyfriend that they can have sex as long as he uses a condom. The boy had sexual intercourse with the girl and used a condom. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 8 Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the boyfriend committed.

Scenario #4

A middle school teacher became attracted to one of her 5th graders who was twelve years of age. The teacher convinced the twelve year old boy to have sexual intercourse with her so that he will get good grades for the rest of the year. The boy consented to having sexual intercourse with the teacher. The teacher and the fifth grader met at the teacher’s house after school and had sexual intercourse. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the teacher committed.

Chapter Four

Scenario #1

Two coworkers completed a major project and presented it to their boss. One of them appeared to take all of the credit for the project, which caused the other to become upset. After the presentation was completed, the angry worker confronted the other worker. He threatened to break the other man’s nose, which caused the other man to immediately fear for his safety. The angry man then attempted to punch the other man but missed and STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 9 hit the wall. The other worker was able to run away at that point, so he was never actually injured. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the angry worker committed.

Scenario #2

A political activist hoped to scare a local physician at an abortion clinic. He constructed a realistic looking bomb, which he knew for a fact would not actually explode. He ensured that it would not actually go off because his intention was only to scare the physician rather than cause him any physical harm. The fake bomb was placed underneath the physician’s vehicle in a manner which would ensure that he saw the device as he approached his vehicle. The activist also wrote a threatening message on the windshield of the physician’s vehicle, once again with the intention of only scaring the physician. As the physician walked to his vehicle, he observed the device and immediately became nervous. He backed away from the area and called the local police. The bomb squad came out and determined that the bomb was a fake. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the activist committed. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 10 Scenario #3

One early evening, a large group of parents were watching their children play Little League baseball. The umpire made a call that one of the parents did not agree with. This parent became obnoxious and began yelling at the umpire. The umpire ejected the parent from the field, and the parent ran over and punched the umpire on the side of the head. There were no visible injuries; however, the umpire had a severe headache after he was punched. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the parent committed.

Scenario #4

A middle school teacher became extremely upset with a student who was being disruptive in class. The teacher grabbed the student by the arm and began squeezing it. This did not physically hurt the student; however, it made him feel very uncomfortable and scared for his safety. The student asked him to let go of his arm, but the teacher refused. The teacher continued to squeeze the student’s arm and then sent him to the principal’s office. The student began to cry and ran out of the classroom. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that teacher committed. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 11 Chapter Five

Scenario #1

A woman was desperate and needed money to pay her rent. Her children were only four and six years of age, and she did not want to be evicted. The woman took a blank check from her sister’s checking account and wrote the check for $800.00 to herself and then signed her sister’s name. Her sister had told her previously that she would not lend her nor give her any money for rent or any other reason. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the woman committed.

Scenario #2

A drug addicted teenager needed money to buy crack cocaine. He found a $500.00 check on the kitchen counter that was made out to his father. When his father left for work in the morning, the teenager took the check from the counter and signed his father’s name. He planned to cash the check and use the money to buy drugs. As he was driving to the check cashing store, he was involved in an accident and was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the teenager committed. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 12 Scenario #3

Several high school students wanted money to go on a vacation during Spring Break. They did not have any money, so they tried to think of a way to pay for the trip. One of the students located a personal check made out to her mother on her parents’ bureau. The check was made out to and already signed by her mother. The student took this check to a local bank, where she was able to cash it. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the student committed.

Scenario #4

A local bookstore recently fired an employee they suspected was stealing money from the cash register. This employee became very upset when she found out. As she was leaving the store, she noticed several other employees’ paychecks sitting on a table. The employee stole all of these checks before she left. She endorsed each of these checks with the rightful owner’s names. Fearing that she would get caught if she tried to cash the checks, she asked a male friend of hers to cash them for her. The male agreed to cash the checks if she gave him 50% of the money. She agreed, and he cashed the checks the following day. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the male committed. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 13 Chapter Six

Scenario #1

Two teenagers decided that they were going to rob a local convenience store because they desperately needed money. They both donned ski masks, and one of them carried a realistic looking pellet gun. They entered the convenience store and began pointing the pellet gun at the clerk, who was an elderly man with a heart condition. The clerk collapsed to the floor and died from a heart attack. The two teenagers fled the scene immediately without stealing anything. Based on this scenario, identify the most serious crime that the two teenagers committed.

Scenario #2

A pair of burglars broke into a beachfront mansion, which they believed was unoccupied at that time. When they reached the master bedroom, they were surprised to see that the homeowner was sleeping in the bed. The homeowner awoke after hearing the burglars walking into the bedroom. The homeowner grabbed a gun from the nightstand and began shooting at the two burglars. One of the burglars is struck in the chest with a bullet and killed. The other burglar was able to escape and ran out of the residence. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 14 Based on this scenario, identify the most serious crime that the burglar who escaped committed.

Scenario #3

A career criminal was released from a state penitentiary after serving a five year sentence. The criminal had no money and really wanted to get something to eat. He approached a young female walking out of a local bank. He told her that he would break her neck if she did not immediately give him her money. The female panicked and began crying hysterically. The criminal became angry that she was taking so long, so he punched her in the face. The female began bleeding heavily and immediately handed the criminal her purse. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the male committed.

Scenario #4

Two college students decided to go out and have a few drinks to celebrate after completing their final exams. They went to a local bar and drank until around 3:00 AM. As they left the club and began walking back to their vehicle, they were approached by a white male. The male pointed a knife in their direction and demanded their wallets and car keys. The students became deathly afraid and handed the male the items he requested. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 15 Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the male committed.

Chapter Seven

Scenario #1

A teenager was angry at his step father and wanted to get back at him. The teenager took a five gallon gas can and poured its contents all over the step father’s new Mercedes. The teenager then proceeded to take a lighter and ignite the gasoline, which was covering the Mercedes, with the intent to destroy the car and make his step father angry. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the teenager committed.

Scenario #2

A young man was angry at his former girlfriend for breaking up with him. The young man went to the former girlfriend’s parents’ house while no one was home and threw a lit “Molotov Cocktail” (bottle with gasoline inside and a rag for a wick) through the window into the master bedroom. The house burned to the ground while the young man watched from a group of trees across the street. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the young man committed. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 16 Scenario #3

A college student was extremely intoxicated one evening. He decided to play a practical joke on some of his friends. He got an M-80 firecracker and went to their college dorm. He placed the explosive under the door and set it off. When the object exploded, it completely burned and ruined the dorm room door. The door eventually needed to be replaced with a new door. Based on this scenario, identify the crime the student committed.

Scenario #4

A man became upset with his neighbor because the neighbor was having loud pool parties every night. The upset man tampered with his neighbor’s pool motor, which caused the neighbor’s pool to overflow and flooded their residence. The flooding caused several thousand dollars damage to both the pool and the neighbor’s house. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the man committed.

Chapter Eight

Scenario #1 STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 17 A pawn shop manager ran a local pawnshop for ten years. The manager never had any problems with the police. A person entered the store with a television set that has had the serial numbers removed. The manager asked about the serial numbers and the person told the manager that he filed them off because his brother stole the television from a residence about a block from the pawn shop. The manager paid the person $50.00 for the television set and told the person to keep quiet about where he obtained the TV. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the manager committed.

Scenario #2

A person had several laptop computers in the trunk of his car and was offering them for sale to anyone who walked by in the parking lot, where he was parked. The person sold the laptops, told each person who bought one that the laptops were “hot,” and to not tell anyone where they bought them. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the buyers committed.

Scenario #3

A teenager worked after school in a jewelry store to make extra money. A customer brought in a Rolex watch that needed to STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 18 be repaired. The teenager took the watch and brought it to school with him the next day. He asked several other students if they wanted to buy a Rolex. After speaking to several students, one of them offered to pay him $250.00 for the watch. The teenager sold him the watch. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the teenager committed.

Scenario #4

Two business partners were having problems agreeing on how to operate their business. One of the partners began taking money from their business account each day and putting the money into his own private account. He was careful to take amounts that were small enough that it would go unnoticed by his partner. After several months, the partner found out what was going on and called the police. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the partner committed.

Chapter Nine

Scenario #1

During a busy night at a local bar, two patrons became involved in an argument. After exchanging a few words, the two patrons began to physically fight. One of the patrons threw the STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 19 other patron to the ground, where he struck his head. This patron was knocked unconscious when he fell and later died from the head injuries suffered in this attack. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the other patron committed.

Scenario #2

A group of friends spent the day at the beach. A drunken male staggered by the group and made a rude comment to one of the females in the group. Several males from the group were upset by this comment and confronted the drunken male. The drunken male then grabbed one of the men in the group, and they began fighting. The remainder of the group became even more upset and attacked the drunken male in defense of their friend. They beat him severely and left him unconscious on the beach. The drunken male suffered massive internal injuries, and eventually died as a result of this attack. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the males committed.

Scenario #3

A man wanted to conduct target practice with his newly purchased pistol. He did not feel like driving to the local gun range, so he decided to shoot at a target in his back yard. He did not take into account that his neighbors’ homes are very STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 20 close to his property line. As he began firing at the target, he missed it completely, and the bullet went through one of his neighbor’s windows. A young child in the neighbor’s home was struck and killed by this bullet. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the man committed.

Scenario #4

Several college students decided to play a prank on a professor who they did not like. They decided to put firecrackers in the professor’s desk and rig it so that the firecrackers would explode when she sat in her chair. The students thought that this would startle the professor and make the class laugh. When the professor came in and sat in the chair, the firecrackers went off, and the professor caught on fire. The burns that she sustained from this fire eventually caused her to die. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the students committed.

Chapter Ten

Scenario #1

After a bitter break-up, a man could not handle the fact that his ex-girlfriend would not take him back. He wallowed in STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 21 self-pity for several weeks and then decided that he needed to confront her. He approached her in a parking lot as she was leaving work and began begging her to get back together with him. She refused his requests and asked him to leave her alone. He became extremely angry and grabbed her by the throat. He forced her into the back of his SUV and tied her up. He drove to his residence and locked her in a room in his basement. He told her that if he could not have her as a girlfriend, then no one would ever see her again. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the man committed.

Scenario #2

A group of criminals came up with a plan to make a lot of money quickly. They identified a rich business man who had a wife and two children as their intended target. As the man’s son was walking home from school, the criminals grabbed him and pulled him into their vehicle. They drove him to a local motel and began making ransom demands to the business man. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the criminals committed.

Scenario #3

A married couple got into a fight one night after drinking. The wife told the husband that she was leaving him. As she STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 22 attempted to leave the residence to get help, the husband grabbed her and pulled her into the bedroom. He handcuffed her to the bedpost and told her that she could never leave him. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the husband committed.

Scenario #4

Several gang members decided that they wanted to gather intelligence on a rival gang. They decided that they would go after the rival gang leader’s girlfriend to get this information. They waited at her residence one evening until she arrived at home. As she opened the front door, the gang members rushed her and pushed her inside the residence. They tied her up and told her that she could not leave her residence until she told them everything that they wanted to know. When she refused to cooperate, they locked her in a closet. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the gang members committed.

Chapter Eleven

Scenario #1 A young man wanted to steal some large items from a local sporting goods store. Knowing that he could not carry these items out during the day because the employees would see this occur, he was able to hide in a storage closet until the store STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 23 closed. Once the store had closed, he was free to steal whatever he wanted to steal without being seen. He backed his vehicle up to the front door and filled his trunk and rear seat with numerous items. He then was able to flee the area without being detected. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the young man committed.

Scenario #2

It was approximately 1:00PM on a Saturday afternoon. A drug addict knew that each day at that time, a local drug dealer went to his supplier’s house to pick up more cocaine. After ensuring that the dealer was not home, the addict attempted to get into the residence to take cocaine and money. The addict was able to find an unlocked door in the back of the residence, so he let himself inside. He was unable to locate any cocaine or money; however, he found approximately ½ ounce of methamphetamine. Knowing that he could sell this methamphetamine on the streets for cash, he took it and fled the residence. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the addict committed.

Scenario #3

A local vagrant was known to hang around a convenient store in the downtown area. This vagrant had been told on many STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 24 occasions by the business owner that he did not want him on the property. The vagrant ignored the owner and returned to the store each day. The vagrant would never actually buy anything from the store. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the vagrant committed.

Scenario #4

A group of friends was hanging around at a local park after school. Suddenly it began to rain outside, and they began to get wet. They were several miles from where they lived, so they decided to look for a dry place near the park. They located a closed auto body shop a block away from the park. They jumped the fence and entered the shop’s parking lot. They broke a window and crawled into the garage to keep dry. Approximately 30 minutes later, the rain stopped, and they left the garage without disturbing anything inside the business. Based on this scenario, identify the crime these subjects committed. Chapter Twelve

Scenario #1

A middle aged man entered a movie theatre after buying a ticket and started an argument with the cashier selling popcorn. The theatre manager asked the man to lower his voice and calm STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 25 down. The man became even angrier and started to throw his popcorn all over the floor while swearing in a loud voice. Other patrons of the theater stopped to watch the man swear and throw things. The theater manager and cashiers could not conduct normal business due to the outburst from the middle aged man. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the middle aged man committed.

Scenario #2

A group of teenagers was in a park smoking cigarettes and drinking. No one was bothered by them until they got loud. The group’s leader, an older teenager, started to curse and yell at a group of nearby picnickers. The picnickers, a family with small children, were scared and concerned when they are yelled at by the teenagers’ leader. The family could not continue with their picnic because of the loud and obnoxious behavior of the teenager’s leader. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the leader committed.

Scenario #3

A homeless female would always hang around outside a local car wash. She would sit in the parking lot all day and often sleep behind the business at night. The area was not a posted as a no trespassing area. STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 26 Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the homeless female committed.

Scenario #4

A crack addict wandered up and down the sidewalk outside several businesses. The police were called numerous times and responded to the scene. Each time they spoke to the addict, he was unable to provide them with a reason for his behavior. The businesses continued to call the police and reported that his presence was hurting their business because the addict was scaring off many potential customers. The police responded back to the scene and arrested the addict. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the addict committed.

Chapter Thirteen

Scenario #1

A local code enforcement inspector was completing his routine inspection of a newly opened computer store. Knowing that the business was very lucrative, he decided that he would use this opportunity to make some extra money for himself. The inspector told the owner of the business that several electrical outlets did not meet local code requirements. He advised the owner that he would fail the inspection unless he gave the STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 27 inspector $1000.00. If the owner gave him the money, the inspector would falsify the report and make it appear that the store passed the inspection. The owner of the business wanted to pass the inspection, so he gave the inspector the money. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the inspector committed.

Scenario #2

After a bitter breakup, a distraught girlfriend wanted to seek revenge against her ex-boyfriend. Knowing that he was a very successful real estate investor, she decided that she wanted to take some of his money. She called him on the phone and demanded that he give her $100,000.00 immediately, or else she would call the police and falsely accuse him of raping her. The man stated that he would not give her the money because he had a good attorney and was not worried about her false allegations. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the girlfriend committed.

Scenario #3

A United States citizen met with a member of Al Qaeda and provided information about how the security system operates at the Pentagon. The information was valuable because it will allow the Al Qaeda members to infiltrate and compromise the safety and STUDENT COPY CSIP SCENARIOS 28 security of the United States by attacking the Pentagon. The United State citizen knew what Al Qaeda would do with the information that he provided and why they wanted it. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the citizen committed.

Scenario #4

A disgruntled United States naval officer assigned to an elite ship was getting ready to go to war. He was approached by a member of a Middle Eastern terrorist group the day before the ship was set to leave. The terrorist offered the officer one million dollars in cash to allow the terrorist group to use his residence as a shelter while he was overseas. The terrorist did not give many details, but said they planned to hide out there while they carried out numerous terrorist threats. Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the officer committed.