Al, Bill and Carl worked together in a tree trimming busines…
Al, Bill and Carl worked together in a tree trimming business. Al had placed a bid on a job relating to the property surrounding a local bank. While there, he noticed customers entering the bank with money bags. When Al received news that the bank had approved his bid, he called Bill and Carl with a plan on how they could get a bonus on this job. He proposed that they would finish their work by mid-morning and then wait until a vulnerable cash carrying customer was seen walking across the bank’s parking lot. Bill expressed reservations about the plan because he had two previous felony convictions and if they were caught his third strike would result in a mandatory minimum sentence. Nevertheless, everyone finally agreed to Al’s proposal and decided that Bill would return home after the tree trimming was finished and take a lesser cut from the proceeds of their caper. The following Monday morning the three men arrived around 6 AM and finished their work by 10AM as planned. Soon after Bill had left for home, an elderly man exited his car in the lot carrying two large money bags. Armed with machetes, the two men made their move. However, as they approached the elderly man, a private security guard inside the glass doors of the bank saw what was going on and immediately ran towards them. Al then signaled to Carl to turn away, and they both walked past the elderly man. However, it was too late for them to avoid detection. The private security guard removed his revolver and ordered them to stop and to drop their weapons. They complied with his order. The police were called immediately, and Al and Carl were placed under arrest. Discuss all legal issues relating to (1) the proposal by Al; (2) the agreement to the plan (3) Bill’s criminal responsibility; (4) the execution of the plan in the bank parking lot; (5) the effort by Bill and Carl to avoid detection. Assume the common law applies in this jurisdiction.
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A company that makes one product finds itself becoming obsolete since the product is no longer popular. The CEO of the company asks the workers to generate as many ideas as possible regarding repurposing their organization to make new products. She is asking her employees to
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Questions 22 and 23 are based upon the following fact pattern. Able and Baker were hunting together in a remote wilderness area. The area was desolate and surrounded by mountainous terrain. The nearest habitation was over 50 miles away. They had been hunting most of the day without any success. Being bored and frustrated, when a large condor flew by them, Able fired his rifle at the bird. Condors are a protected species and shooting at them is prohibited by law. Able’s shot missed the bird but struck Charlie, a forest ranger. Charlie had been hiding in a wooded area across a canyon from where Able and Baker were located. Charlie had been watching for smugglers who had been using the area to traffic drugs. Neither Able nor Baker were aware of Charlie’s presence across the canyon from them. If Charlie asserts a claim against Able for the injury he sustained due to Able’s gunshot, Charlie will:
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Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following fact pattern. Abe, Buck and Charlie were three friends who often bowled together. The three friends often made a friendly wager on each game with the second and third place finishers having to buy a beer for the winner of the game. In the first game played, Abe appeared to have bowled a strike as all 10 pins were knocked down. However, Buck accused Abe of having fouled by having his foot cross the line. Abe denied fouling and wanted to write down a strike on his score card. Buck, however, refused and instead wrote a score of zero (0) on Abe’s score card. Buck then went to bowl his frame and as Buck turned his back, Abe approached Buck from behind with a bowling ball in his hand. Charlie saw Abe raised the bowling ball above his own head as if threatening to strike Buck in the back of the head with the bowling ball. Buck did not see Abe approaching as his back was turned. But Charlie was Abe’s actions. Charlie could have easily warned Buck but remained silent. Abe did, in fact, strike Buck in the back of the head causing Buck physical injury. If Buck asserts a cause of action against Charlie, he should:
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