Answer each part of this assignment with a discussion of the crime, if any, that was committed. Use the IRAC method to discuss the elements of the crime and analyze the facts. Argue both sides of the question. Research and cite cases to support your position. Once you have completed this assignment, save it on your computer where you will be able to find it.
PART (A)
Pete owns six automobiles, a Ford, a Buick, a Chrysler, a Dodge, a Pontiac, and a Toyota, which he keeps in his garage which is attached to his house.
Dave, Pete's friend, asked Pete if he can borrow the Ford to take his wife to the doctor. Pete agrees to let him borrow the Ford and hands Dave the key to the car.
Dave takes his wife to the doctor in the Ford. The Doctor refuses to see Dave's wife unless he pays his past due bill. Dave has no money but agrees to give the Doctor the Ford. Dave forges the pink slip for the car and gives the keys, the pink slip, and the registration to the Doctor.
What criminal charge is Dave most likely to face? Discuss any defenses.
PART (B)
John is Pete's employee. After John comes in drunk and is late for the fifth day in a row, Pete fires John. John feels he is entitled to severance pay since he had worked for Pete for two weeks. John punches Pete, knocking him unconscious. John takes Pete's car keys out of Pete's pocket and attempts to take Pete's Buick home to John's apartment. John is too drunk to drive the car and falls asleep behind the wheel in the company parking lot.
What criminal charge is John most likely to face? Discuss any defenses.
PART (C)
Sam is a heroin addict. In the middle of the night, while high on heroin, Sam breaks into Pete's Chrysler, which is parked at the airport while Pete is on a trip. Sam hotwires the Chrysler. Sam trades the Chrysler to his drug dealer for three bags of heroin.
What criminal charge is Sam most likely to face? Discuss any defenses.
PART (D)
Pete places an ad in the paper to sell the Dodge. Ed sees the ad and after seeing the Dodge agrees to buy it for $10,000. Ed writes Pete a check for $10,000 andPete gives Ed the keys and pink slip for the Dodge. Ed only has $253.00 in his checking account, which is his life savings. Ed knows he has never had more than $300 in his checking account. Ed drives off with the car.
What criminal charge is Ed most likely to face? Discuss any defenses.
PART (E)
Pete's Pontiac is parked in Pete's garage. Bob, a local gang member, is going through his initiation into the gang. Bob is told that he must steal Pete's Pontiac and drive it through a fast food restaurant where the gang will be waiting or else he will be killed. Bob sneaks into Pete's garage at night, finds the keys that Pete left in the ignition, and drives the car through the McDuck drive through. Bob then returns the Pontiac to Pete's garage.
What criminal charges is Bob most likely to face? Discuss any defenses.
PART (F)
Stephanie, Pete's administrative assistant, has recently broken up with her boyfriend. Stephanie asks Pete if she can borrow his Toyota pick-up to move her furniture out of her boyfriend's apartment and into a storage unit. Pete gives her the keys and says he needs the truck back in three hours. Stephanie nods her head. However, Stephanie doesn't ever intend to return since her boyfriend can be violent. After she loads up her furniture and other personal items, she leaves town trying to get as far away from her boyfriend as she can.
What criminal charges is Stephanie most likely to face? Discuss any defenses.