Helen Ulvinen, was convicted of 1st degree murder, as an accomplice, for her role in her son’s plan to kill his wife.  Helen was living with her son and daughter-in-law when her son choked his wife to death for refusing to have sex with him one night.  After she was dead, the defendant responded to her son’s request to act as a lookout while he dismembered his wife’s body in the bathroom.  Defendant then cleaned up the “mess” while her son dumped the body.  The defendant also agreed to corroborate her son’s story to the police that her daughter-in-law left after a fight.  What is the most accurate statement about Helen’s potential criminal liability?

Ryan wants to kill Joe.  Ryan sees Joe in the parking lot and accelerates towards him.  Joe sees someone else that he knows in the parking lot and suddenly changes course, darting out into another row of cars.  Allison accidentally hits Joe, killing him.  Will Ryan be held liable for the death of Joe?

The 2nd Amendment addresses which of the following:

The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits the federal or state government from classifying similarly situated people differently and treating people differently based on that classification.

Peter Allam, 18 years old, pleaded no contest to a charge of possession of marijuana by a person under the age of 19.  Peter was found, along with three of his friends, at a park with marijuana.  Allam was arrested under an Alaska state law which made it a crime for 18 year-old people to possess marijuana, while people over the age of 18 could possess up to four ounces of marijuana and people under the age of 18 were handled by the juvenile justice system.  If Mr. Allam challenges his conviction, which of the following standards will the court use to review his conviction?

Peter Allam, 18 years old, pleaded no contest to a charge of possession of marijuana by a person under the age of 19.  Peter was found, along with three of his friends, at a park with marijuana.  Allam was arrested under an Alaska state law which made it a crime for 18 year-old people to possess marijuana, while people over the age of 18 could possess up to four ounces of marijuana and people under the age of 18 were handled by the juvenile justice system.  If Mr. Allam challenges his conviction, which of the following standards will the court use to review his conviction?

Which of the following statements best describes prima facie unconstitutional:

Bob moved in with his girlfriend, Susan, and her three small children, Tommy, Sarah, and Tony.  Weeks after moving in, Bob noticed bruises on Tony’s legs and arms.  He asked Susan about the bruises but she denied knowing anything about them.  About one year later, Tony died from blunt force trauma to the head, caused by being repeatedly beaten by Susan.  If there was no record of Bob contacting the police or child protective services, can Bob be held criminally liable for the death of Tony?

Bob moved in with his girlfriend, Susan, and her three small children, Tommy, Sarah, and Tony.  Weeks after moving in, Bob noticed bruises on Tony’s legs and arms.  He asked Susan about the bruises but she denied knowing anything about them.  About one year later, Tony died from blunt force trauma to the head, caused by being repeatedly beaten by Susan.  If there was no record of Bob contacting the police or child protective services, can Bob be held criminally liable for the death of Tony?

In general, the American Bystander Rule allows criminal liability for people who choose not to act when observing a criminal act.