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Brilliant_Rock
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Here is a hypothetical case I have to analyze for a legal systems class:
Alan wins tickets for the 2011 Super Bowl from a radio contest. Tom and Kim want the tickets, and they decide to steal them from Alan. They hide behind a tree in the parking lot late at night as Alan is walking to his car after work. Alan had picked up the tickets earlier that and had them in his pocket. Kim and Tom jump Alan. While Kim holds Alan down, instead of grabbing the tickets, Tom grabs his pocket knife and slits Adam''s throat thinking that Alan was about to get loose and harm Tom and/or Kim. Kim and Tom leave the tickets and run to their cars and leave Alan to die.
The assignment is to determine what charges can be brought against Kim. Am I on the right track with "The charges that can be brought against Kay are attempted theft and voluntary manslaughter." Does negligence figure in as a separate charge? Is it theft or robbery? Is it voluntary manslaughter or murder? Accomplice or not? Battery? Assault and battery? Thanks in advance!
Alan wins tickets for the 2011 Super Bowl from a radio contest. Tom and Kim want the tickets, and they decide to steal them from Alan. They hide behind a tree in the parking lot late at night as Alan is walking to his car after work. Alan had picked up the tickets earlier that and had them in his pocket. Kim and Tom jump Alan. While Kim holds Alan down, instead of grabbing the tickets, Tom grabs his pocket knife and slits Adam''s throat thinking that Alan was about to get loose and harm Tom and/or Kim. Kim and Tom leave the tickets and run to their cars and leave Alan to die.
The assignment is to determine what charges can be brought against Kim. Am I on the right track with "The charges that can be brought against Kay are attempted theft and voluntary manslaughter." Does negligence figure in as a separate charge? Is it theft or robbery? Is it voluntary manslaughter or murder? Accomplice or not? Battery? Assault and battery? Thanks in advance!