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Week Three Worksheet
Match the items in the Case Summary column to the Options in the right column by entering the correct corresponding alphabetical letter next to the numbers in the first column. Not all options will be used.
Case Summary
Options
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.
Murder
Voluntary manslaughter
Involuntary manslaughter
Justifiable homicide
Excusable homicide
F. Statutory rape
G. Malice aforethought
H. Necessity
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.
J
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.
E
Officer Chan is a city police officer who...
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