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mLD Examples, Practice RBC 1 (examples) 2023-
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Two mmenmarguedmovermthemfinalmresultsmofmthemfootballmgame. mThemfirstmmanmdidn'tm
thinkmhismfriendmknewmwhatmhemwasmtalkingmaboutmandmspitmatmhim;mthemspittlemland
edmonmhismfriend'smshirt.
Whatmcrime, mifmany, moccurred?m-mANSWER
Themfirstmmanmhasmcommittedmthemcrim
emofmbatterymbecause mhemmademcontactmevenmthoughmhemcausedmnomharm. m-mMisd.
Amwomanmwalkedmintomthemlocalmbarmandmsawmhermboyfriendmwithmanothermwoman. m
Shemwentmtomthemtable mandmhitmhimmonmthemhead. mHemfellmoffmhismbarstool, mstruckmhis
mheadmonmthe mfloormandmwasmknocked munconscious.
Whatmcrime, mifmany, moccurred?m-mANSWER
batterymcausing/inflicting mseriousmbodil
yminjury. m-mFelony
Two mmenmweremarguingmduringmambaseballmgame.mOnemmanmpickedmupmambaseballmba
tmandmswungmatmthemothermman.mThemsecondmmanmduckedmtomavoidmbeingmhitmonmth
emhead.
Themfirstmmanmonlymcommittedmassaultmbecause mhemdidmnotmactuallymhitmthemseco
ndmman. mTrue/False m-mANSWER Falsem-
massaultmwithma mdeadlymweaponmbecause mhe mattemptedmto mcause mharmmbymusing mt
hembatmasmamweapon. m(BGImonlymneedsmtombemlikely)
Duringmambarmfight, mammanmstabbedmanothermmanminmthemarmmwithmamknife. mThemfirstm
manmhasmcommittedmthemcrimemofmassaultmwithmamdeadlymweapon.
Truem/mfalse m-mANSWER True
Amyoungmmanmwalkingminmamgangmarea mismconfrontedmbymfourmothermyoungmmen.mThem
fourmshovedmhimmtomthemgroundmandmkickedmhimmuntilmhemwasmunconscious.
Themofficermarrestedmthemfourmmenmformassaultmwithmamdeadlymweapon.mDidmthemoffic
,ermactmappropriately?m-mANSWER Yesm-
mThe mfourmcommittedmassaultmwithmforce mlikely
,tomproduce mgreatmbodilyminjury. m(themlastmcrimemelement)
Amparaplegicmadultmrequiredmhomemcare. mThemcaretakermarrivedmeverymmorningmtom
dressmthemparaplegicmandmcleanmthemapartment. mThemcaretakermsawmamwadmofmmone
yminmthemdressermdrawer. mOnemday, maftermcompletingmthemdailymtasks, mhemtookmthemc
ashmandmleftmthemapartment.
Whatmcrime, mifmany, moccurred?m-mANSWER dependentmadultmabuse m-
mhe mstole mthe mmoney. mThe mamountmof mmoneymwillmdetermine mwhethermthe mcrime
misma mfelonymormmisdemeanor.
Asmam67-year-
oldmwomanmbecame mmoremsenile, mshembecamemmoremdemanding. mOnemdaymshemdem
andedmrepeatedlymtomhavemhermhairmbrushed. mHermdaughtermbrushedmitmagainmandma
gainmandmbecame mincreasinglymfrustrated. mFinally, mthemdaughtermgotmsomfrustrated, m
aftermthemmothermaskedmhermtombrushmhermhairmagain, mthatmshemhitmhermmothermrepe
atedlymwithmthembrush.
Themdaughtermdidmnotmcommitmamcrime.mTruem/mFalsem-mANSWER Falsem-
meldermabuse mbecause mshe mcausedmhermmothermphysicalmpain.
Amhitchhikermwasmpickedmupmbymampassingmdriver. mAsmhementeredmthemcar, mthemhitchh
ikermaskedmthemdrivermtomdropmhimmoffmatmamspecificmlocation. mThemdrivermagreedminit
ially, mbutmlatermdrovempastmthemspecifiedmlocationminmspitemofmthemhitchhiker'smprote
sts.mThemdrivermtookmthemhitchhikermtomanothermlocationmagainstmthemhitchhiker'smw
ill,mrefusedmtomstop, mandmrefusedmtomletmhimmoutmofmthemcarmwhenmhemaskedmtomleave.
Hasmamcrimembeenmcommitted?m-mANSWER kidnapping m(felony)
because mthemhitchhiker'smconsentmwasmwithdrawnmwhenmhemwantedmtomgetmout,mbut
mthe mdrivermrefused.
Ammanmwantedmtomdate mamcoworker. mOnemdayminmthemcompanymparkingmlot,mhemsawmh
ermnextmtomhermcarmwhichmhadmamflatmtire. mThemmanmofferedmtomgivemhermamridemtomthe
mgasmstation. mWhenmshe mrefused, mhe mgrabbed mher, mshovedmherminto mthe mcar, mlockedmt
hemdoors, mandmdrovemuntilmtheymenteredmanothermstate.
Themmanmcommittedmfalse mimprisonment. mtrue/false m-mANSWER False-
mkidnapping m(felony)
, Duringmambreakminmcourtroommproceedings, mtwomattorneysmenteredmanmemptymelev
ator. mWithoutmwarning, mthemdefense mattorneympushedmthememergencymbuttonmandm
beganmtomharassmthemprosecutingmattorneymaboutmamsuspectedmethicsmviolation. mWh
enmthemprosecutormdemandedmtomgetmoffmthemelevator, mthemdefense mattorneymrefus
edmtomreactivate mit.
hasmamcrimemoccurred?m-mANSWER yesm=mFalsemimprisonmentm-
mmaybe mfelonymif mviolence, mmenace, mfraud, mormdeceitmwasmused
Ammanmluredmhismex-
girlfriendmintomhismcarmandmthenmlockedmthemdoorsmtomkeepmhermfrommleaving. mHemw
ouldmnotmunlockmthemdoorsmuntilmshempromisedmtommeetmhimmformamdatemthatmweeke
nd.
themmanmcommittedmFalsemimprisonment, mFelonym-mANSWER truem-mdeceit
Amboymlivedmwithmhismfathermwhomhadmlegalmcustody, mbutmthemboymstillmwantedmtomse
emhismmother, mthemman'smex-
wife. mThemboy'smfathermdecidedmtomallowmthemboymtomvisitmwithmhismmothermandmtoo
kmhimmtomthemmother'smapartment. mWhenmhemcamemtompickmthemboymup,mthemmothe
rmrefusedmtomletmthemboymgomhomemwithmhismfather.
WhatmCrime, mifmany, mdidmthemMothermcommit?m-mANSWER
childmabductionmwithou
tmcustodialmrightm-mFelony
because mshempreventedmthemchildmfrommreturningmtomhismfather, mthemcustodialmparent.
Martinezmandmhismwife, minmthemprocessmofmamdivorce, mobtainedmamtemporarymcustodia
lmdecree. mThemdecree mgrantedmthemmjointmcustodymofmtheirm6-month-oldmdaughter.
Martinezmwasmtomhave mthemdaughtermonmweekends. mMartinezmdecidedmtomgomonmanm
extendedmweekendmtripmwithmhismdaughtermandmdidmnotmtellmhismwife.mWhenmhemdidm
notmarrivemwithmtheirmdaughtermatmthemnormalmtimemhismwifemfranticallymcalledmhim.
mHe mtoldmhismwife mthatmshe mdidmnotmneedmto mworrymandmindicated mhe mwouldmbring mth
eirmdaughtermbackminmamfewmdays. mMartinezmfurthermstatedmtomhismwifemthatmsincemsh
emhadmnevermtreatedmhimmrightmduringmtheirmmarriage, mhemfeltmthatmshemdeservedmto
mknowmhowmitmfeltmto mbe mmistreated.
Martinezmcommittedmthemcrimemofmchildmabductionmwithoutmcustodialmright
.mTrue/False m-mANSWER Falsem-mchildmabductionmwithmcustodialmrightm-
mFelony