Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Criminal Law and Procedure 2. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
An 8 page paper discussing and comparing common law and the modern penal code, particularly as they approach intent and attempt. The paper classifies murder; assesses a bank robbery scenario; and provides proposed legislation for computer crime after examining three state and two federal statutes addressing the topic. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Page Count:
8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KScrimLawProc2.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
The defendant kidnapped a woman seeking only to do a good deed in giving someone a ride on a cold day. The defendants response to this womans
generous gesture was to kidnap her, physically assault her, steal her car and then proceed to use that car to kill two innocent people.
Shortly after entering the womans car, the defendant pulled a gun on her, eventually striking her with it and pushing her from her own car. He then drove
irresponsibly and killed a child who ran into the road. The next day he rocketed through a school zone at 70 mph to kill a crossing guard present to
protect children who also were present at the time. Part B Felony Murder. One of the deaths was accidental in the sense
that a child ran out in front of the care Paul was driving and Paul could not avoid hitting the child. The childs death was not accidental in the
sense that Paul was driving a stolen car and should not have been present on the road at the time that the child ran out into it.
The definition of felony murder is that it is a killing that is unintentional, occurring "during the commission or attempted commission of another serious felony" (Lecture
Notes, p. 5). This timing and therefore the type of death may be debatable, depending on whether Paul had left the vehicle after kidnapping and pushing out its owner.
If Paul killed the child when it could be argued that the accident occurred during a subsequent trip in the car, then the charge for the death of the
...