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¶ … Victim: Four Case Studies
Case
Under the given circumstances, Sam should be charged with murder. Although he did make the prior effort to make sure the neighbors were not too close, the fact is clear -- a fire is extremely dangerous. He had no idea that there were squatters in the house; yet, that does not mean the act of lighting a fire was not a dangerous one. According to the Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 97-3-19, a crime can be considered murder even "when done in the commission of an act eminately dangerous to others and evincing a depraved heart, regardless of human life, although without any premeditated design to affect the death of any particular individual." Even if there was no one in the house, a fire fighter may have been killed or injured batting the blaze, and thus Sam's actions clearly would allow for a murder charge.
Case
Even though Tom was provoked...
According to Section 97-3-7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, "a person is guilty of simple assault if he (a) attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another." The fact that he slapped her in front of witnesses is enough grounds for simple assault because he knowingly invoked bodily harm against Sally. On the other hand, Sally could be charged with disturbing the peace if the party host wanted to press charges because of her actions, yet there may not be enough evidence to claim that her actions would result in bodily harm. If she had thrown the glass along with the drink, then she may have been charged with assault as well.
Case 3
It may have looked quite suspicious to the officer passing by when Jimmy was breaking in to…
References
Mississippi Code of 1972. (2003). Web. http://www.mscode.com/free/statutes/toc.htm
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