In this module we are discussing how to find the law. The best place to start is at a local law library. There are law libraries all throughout the United States. For this Discussion, you will locate and visit a local law library. Follow each step below.

I’m working on a law exercise and need a sample draft to help me learn.

A defendant purchased stolen nonnegotiable savings bonds for $500. The face value of the bonds was several thousand dollars and the purchase price of the bonds was over $100, but because they could be cashed only by the owner, they were worth no more than the paper on which they were printed to the thief [People v. Dyer, 403 N.W.2d 84 (Mich. App. 1986)]. Should his conviction for receiving stolen goods valued over $100 be reduced?

A defendant paid for cattle with a postdated check. When the seller tried to cash the check, there were no funds to cover it. Should the defendant be charged with issuing a bad check?

The defendant entered the home of an elderly couple for whom he had worked, killed them, then took property from their home [Jones v. State, 652 So. 2d 346 (Fla. 1995)]. Should he be charged with robbery?

1. The defendant in a civil rights case filed an affidavit falsely claiming not to have the money to satisfy the judgment against him [U.S. v. Holland, 22 F.2d 1040 (11th Cir. 1994)]. Did he commit a crime? If so, what crime?

A hitchhiker chats with the driver while secretly removing $80 from the driver’s purse on the back seat where he is sitting. The driver is unaware of the theft until after she has dropped off the hitchhiker. Is the crime petit larceny, larceny from the person, or robbery [State v. Brennan, 775 A.2d 919 (Vt. 2001)]?

Can you help me understand this Criminal Justice question?

Do you think there is such thing as a victimless crime? If so, what crime(s) and if not, why don’t you think that there is a victimless crime(s)?

To date, some people believe that victims are re-victimized as they go through the criminal justice process. Do you believe this? Why or why not?

Discuss your opinion regarding the dark figure of crime. How might we get more victims to report being victimized (besides the National Crime Victimization survey). Provide TWO ideas as to how to increase reporting of victimization.

NOTE: Must cite 3 sources in APA.

Enclosed is a narrative providing a set of facts relating to a company and individuals associated with that company, as well as a limited number of fact exhibits, which represent the full universe of documents and evidence that were introduced at trial. You may assume that any facts or materials referenced in the narrative but not attached as exhibits were discussed orally at trial.

You are a prosecutor in the trial of United States v. Annie Daniels and Eva Ralph, who have been charged with violations of four federal criminal laws: (1) violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; (2) obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512; (3) making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001; and (4) securities fraud in violation of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rule 10b-5 (also at 17 C.F.R. 240.10b-5). Each of the four crimes was charged against at least one, and possibly both, of the two defendants. It is up to you to determine based on the enclosed facts which of these four crimes the government has charged with respect to each defendant, and then to argue the elements of each violation charged. Neither defendant has been charged with any crimes outside of the four identified here.

We have assigned each of you to the role of a prosecutor , as you will see in the attached assignment chart. Your assignment—consistent with your role— is to draft a paper, between 5-10 pages (double-spaced, size 12 font, with 1-inch margins), making a closing argument about why your side (prosecution or defense) should win on these charges. For those of you assigned to be prosecutors, you should argue that the evidence proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendants are guilty of each of the crimes charged against them.
Formal citations are not required in the paper , but when discussing the law you should, in some manner, reference the statutes or cases to which you are referring.

Your paper will be graded on how well you analyze the elements of each offense, the substance and persuasiveness of your arguments, and the structure of your arguments