Dan and Tom decided to rob a gas station. In the process of…
Dan and Tom decided to rob a gas station. In the process of doing so, Dan dragged the pregnant wife of the gas station owner into the office area of the station and held both the owner and his wife at gun point. After forcing the owner to give him all of the money in the safe, Dan shot in the direction of the pregnant wife before he and Tom ran off with the money. The owner then retrieved a gun from his desk drawer and shot at the two men who had just robbed him. One of the shots struck Tom in the head, killing him instantly. Assume that the law of this jurisdiction follows the modern approach with respect to criminal responsibility under these circumstances. If Dan is prosecuted for the death of Tom, a court is most likely to find:
Dan and Tom decided to rob a gas station. In the process of…
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Dаn аnd Tоm decided tо rоb а gas station. In the process of doing so, Dan dragged the pregnant wife of the gas station owner into the office area of the station and held both the owner and his wife at gun point. After forcing the owner to give him all of the money in the safe, Dan shot in the direction of the pregnant wife before he and Tom ran off with the money. The owner then retrieved a gun from his desk drawer and shot at the two men who had just robbed him. One of the shots struck Tom in the head, killing him instantly. Assume that the law of this jurisdiction follows the modern approach with respect to criminal responsibility under these circumstances. If Dan is prosecuted for the death of Tom, a court is most likely to find:
Mоnk, а 35-yeаr оld mаn with sоme experience as a truck driver, own a lumber truck. One day he set out driving his truck, heavily loaded with lumber, down a mountain road. Sitting next to Monk in the passenger seat was Sloan, his 19-year old helper. During the course of the trip, when the truck was going down a long hill, the brakes on the truck failed. Monk shouted to Sloan to jump, but the teenager refused to do so and instead shouted by back to Monk that he should try to steer the truck down the hill. Monk then opened the door on the passenger side of the truck and pushed Sloan out of the truck. Sloan suffered a broken leg and was rushed to the hospital where Sloan was treated for his injury. As Sloan was recovering, the nurse confused Sloan’s chart with the chart of the female patient in the room next to Sloan. The nurse gave Sloan a fertility pill that rendered Sloan sterile. If Sloan sues Monk to recover damages for his sterility, Sloan will: