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Question 1
Mike is a police officer who is walking his beat one night when he hears a woman start screaming that someone has raped her. Mike is standing around the corner so he does not see who the woman is accusing. However, while the woman is screaming, a man runs around the corner and begins sprinting down the street. Thinking that this is the rapist, Mike begins running after the suspect. The suspect ignores several orders from Mike to stop running so Mike pulls out his pistol and fires two shots at the suspect. One of the shots hits the suspect in the back of the head and kills him. Unfortunately, the suspect was only a jogger out for an evening run, he had nothing to do with the rape and the reason he did not stop when Mike ordered him to was that he was wearing headphones and could not hear anything. Mike is arrested and charged with murder. Mike will probably be:
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Correct According to modern views, deadly force can only be used if the police officer had reason to believe that the suspect had committed a dangerous felony such as murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, rape or burglary. Since Mike reasonable believed that the jogger had committed a dangerous felony, he was justified in using deadly force. That being the case, Mike will be acquitted and B is the correct answer.
Incorrect! According to modern views, deadly force can only be used if the police officer had reason to believe that the suspect had committed a dangerous felony such as murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, rape or burglary. Since Mike reasonable believed that the jogger had committed a dangerous felony, he was justified in using deadly force. That being the case, Mike will be acquitted and B is the correct answer.
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Question 2
Mike is investigating Ivan, a major Wall Street executive for committing embezzling millions of dollars from investors. As Mike bursts into Ivan's office to arrest him, Ivan escapes through a back door. Mike begins running after Ivan. Ivan ignores several orders from Mike to stop running so Mike pulls out his pistol and fires two shots him One of the shots hits Ivan in the back of the head and kills him. Mike is arrested and charged with murder. Mike will probably be:
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Correct According to modern views, deadly force can only be used if the officer had reason to believe that the suspect had committed a dangerous felony such as murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, rape or burglary. If the officer was trying to apprehend a suspect who he reasonably believed had committed a victimless felony or a felony that involved no risk of physical harm to others, deadly force cannot be used. Since Ivan had committed a felony that did not put people at risk of physical harm, Mike was not justified in using deadly force against him. Therefore, Mike will be convicted and D is the correct answer.
Incorrect! According to modern views, deadly force can only be used if the officer had reason to believe that the suspect had committed a dangerous felony such as murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, rape or burglary. If the officer was trying to apprehend a suspect who he reasonably believed had committed a victimless felony or a felony that involved no risk of physical harm to others, deadly force cannot be used. Since Ivan had committed a felony that did not put people at risk of physical harm, Mike was not justified in using deadly force against him. Therefore, Mike will be convicted and D is the correct answer.
Question 3
Vince is a private citizen who is walking down the street one night when he hears a woman start screaming that someone has raped her. Vince is standing around the corner so he does not see who the woman is accusing. However, while the woman is screaming, a man runs around the corner and begins sprinting down the street. Thinking that this is the rapist, Vince begins running after the suspect. The suspect ignores several orders from Vince to stop running so Vince pulls out a licensed pistol that he carries with him and fires two shots at the suspect. One of the shots hits the suspect in the back of the head and kills him. Unfortunately, the suspect was only a jogger out for an evening run, he had nothing to do with the rape and the reason he did not stop when Vince ordered him to was that he was wearing headphones and could not hear anything. Vince is arrested and charged with murder. He will probably be:
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Correct A private citizen is only allowed to use deadly force when trying to make an arrest if the suspect, in fact, committed a felony. If a private citizen uses deadly force on a suspect and it turns out that the suspect did not commit a felony, the private citizen's actions will not be justified no matter how reasonable his belief might have been that the suspect actually did commit a felony. In this case, the suspect did not actually commit a felony. Therefore, Vince was not justified in using deadly force against the jogger. That being the case, Vince will be convicted and D is the correct answer.
Incorrect! A private citizen is only allowed to use deadly force when trying to make an arrest if the suspect, in fact, committed a felony. If a private citizen uses deadly force on a suspect and it turns out that the suspect did not commit a felony, the private citizen's actions will not be justified no matter how reasonable his belief might have been that the suspect actually did commit a felony. In this case, the suspect did not actually commit a felony. Therefore, Vince was not justified in using deadly force against the jogger. That being the case, Vince will be convicted and D is the correct answer.
Question 4
Vince is a private citizen who is walking down the street one night when he hears a woman start screaming that someone has raped her. Vince is standing around the corner so he does not see who the woman is accusing. However, while the woman is screaming, a man runs around the corner and begins sprinting down the street. Thinking that this is the rapist, Vince begins running after the suspect. The suspect ignores several orders from Vince to stop running so Vince speeds up and tackles the suspect. Vince then pins the suspect to the ground and sits on his chest until the police arrive. Unfortunately, the suspect was only a jogger out for an evening run, he had nothing to do with the rape and the reason he did not stop when Vince ordered him to was that he was wearing headphones and could not hear anything. Vince is arrested and charged with assault. He will probably be:
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Correct In situations where a private person uses non-deadly force to arrest a suspect, the use of non-deadly force is justified if, a felony was in fact committed, the defendant reasonably believed that the person he was arresting committed it and, the defendant used no more force than reasonably appeared necessary to bring about the arrest. In this case, the woman was actually raped, Vince reasonably believed the jogger had committed the rape and Vince used no more force that was necessary to bring about the arrest. That being the case, Vince's use of force was completely justified and B is the correct answer.
Incorrect! In situations where a private person uses non-deadly force to arrest a suspect, the use of non-deadly force is justified if, a felony was in fact committed, the defendant reasonably believed that the person he was arresting committed it and, the defendant used no more force than reasonably appeared necessary to bring about the arrest. In this case, the woman was actually raped, Vince reasonably believed the jogger had committed the rape and Vince used no more force that was necessary to bring about the arrest. That being the case, Vince's use of force was completely justified and B is the correct answer.
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Question 5
Vince is a private citizen who is walking down the street one night when he hears a woman start screaming that someone has raped her. Vince runs around the corner to see a man about to rape a screaming young woman. Vince pulls out a licensed pistol that he carries around and shoots the would be rapist dead. Vince is arrested and charged with Murder. He will probably be:
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Correct According to modern rules, deadly force can only be used to prevent the commission of a crime if the crime that is being prevented is a felony that creates a substantial risk of death or bodily harm to others. In this case, Vince was acting to prevent such a felony. Therefore, his use of deadly force was justifiable and B is the correct answer.
Incorrect! According to modern rules, deadly force can only be used to prevent the commission of a crime if the crime that is being prevented is a felony that creates a substantial risk of death or bodily harm to others. In this case, Vince was acting to prevent such a felony. Therefore, his use of deadly force was justifiable and B is the correct answer.