In addition to the topic study materials, use the chart you completed and questions you answered in the Topic 3 about “Case Study: Healing and Autonomy” as the basis for your responses in this assignment.

Answer the following questions about a patient’s spiritual needs in light of the Christian worldview.

1. In 200-250 words, respond to the following:      Should the physician allow Mike to continue making decisions that seem to him to be irrational and harmful to James, or would that mean a disrespect of a patient’s autonomy? Explain your rationale.
2. In 400-450 words, respond to the following: How ought the Christian think about sickness and health? How should a      Christian think about medical intervention? What should Mike as a      Christian do? How should he reason about trusting God and treating James in relation to what is truly honoring the principles of beneficence and nonmaleficence in James’s care?
3. In 200-250 words, respond to the following: How would a spiritual needs assessment help the physician assist Mike to determine appropriate interventions for James and for his family or others involved in his care?

Remember to support your responses with the topic study materials.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Rubric:

1. Decisions that need to be made by the physician and the father are analyzed from both perspectives with a deep understanding of the complexity of the principle of autonomy. Analysis is supported by the case study, topic study materials, or Topic 3 assignment responses. 20%

2. Decisions that need to be made by the physician and the father are analyzed with deep understanding of the complexity of the Christian perspective, as well as with the principles of beneficence and nonmaleficence. Analysis is supported by the case study, topic study materials, or Topic 3 assignment responses. 20%

3. How a spiritual needs assessment would help the physician assist the father determine appropriate interventions for his son, his family, or others involved in the care of his son is clearly analyzed with a deep understanding of the connection between a spiritual needs assessment and providing appropriate interventions. Analysis is supported by the case study, topic study materials, or Topic 3 assignment responses. 30%

4. Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. 7%

5. Clear and convincing argument presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative. 8%

6. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. 5%

7. All format elements are correct. 5%

8. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. 5%

There are three different parts to this paper:

· Part one deals with Mike’s decision-making capabilities. 

· Part two deals with how to think issues related to sickness and health.

· Part three deals with a spiritual assessment.

Read “Doing a Culturally Sensitive Spiritual Assessment: Recognizing Spiritual Themes and Using the HOPE Questions,” by Anandarajah, from AMA Journal of Ethics(2005).

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/doing-culturally-sensitive-spiritual-assessment-recognizing-spiritual-themes-and-using-hope/2005-05

Read “End of Life and Sanctity of Life,” by Reichman, from American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, formerly Virtual Mentor (2005).

http://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2005/05/ccas2-0505.html

Monopoly producers are faced with
A. many competitors producing the same product.
B. only a few competitors producing the same product.
C. at least one competitive producer of the same product.
D. no competitive producers of the same product.

In a monopoly market structure, the firm (the monopolist)
A. is the whole industry.
B. sells faulty products.
C. gets unconscionably rich.
D. gouges the consumer.

A monopolist is defined as
A. a producer of a good or service that is expensive to produce, requiring large amounts of capital equipment.
B. a large firm, making substantial profits, that is able to make other firms do what it wants.
C. a single supplier of a good or service for which there is no close substitute.
D. a firm with annual sales over $10 million.

A firm can be the sole supplier of a good and still not be considered a monopoly if
A. the firm is making normal profits.
B. the good produced is not important to the economy.
C. the firm is not large.
D. there are very close substitutes for the good.

Which of the following is not a barrier to entry into a market?
A. Diseconomies of scale.
B. Difficulty in raising adequate capital necessary to enter an industry.
C. Ownership of an important resource where there is no good substitute.
D. Governmental restrictions such as tariffs.

As opposed to other types of monopoly, a natural monopoly typically owes its monopoly position to
A. ownership of a resource without close substitutes.
B. tariffs.
C. economies of scale.
D. patents.

A natural monopoly
A. has decreasing long-run average total costs over a very large range of output.
B. has decreasing long-run marginal costs over a very large range of output.
C. has economies of scale over a very large range of output.
D. All of the above.

Given the cost curves in the diagram, what market situation would you expect to occur?
A. Price discrimination.
B. Price differentiation.
C. A natural monopoly.
D. A cartel.

The demand curve of the monopolist
A. is the same as the industry demand curve.
B. is the same as a price-taking firm.
C. is perfectly inelastic.
D. is perfectly elastic.

Marginal revenue for a monopolist is
A. horizontal, just like for the perfectly competitive firm.
B. downward sloping and always equal to price.
C. downward sloping and always greater than price.
D. downward sloping and always less than price.

The marginal revenue curve for a perfectly competitive firm is _________ while the marginal revenue curve of the monopolist is _________.
A. downward sloping, horizontal
B. horizontal, upward sloping
C. horizontal, downward sloping
D. downward sloping, upward sloping

For a monopoly,
A. price equals average revenue only.
B. price differs from both average revenue and marginal revenue.
C. price equals both average revenue and marginal revenue.
D. price equals marginal revenue only.

You observe that the revenue of a monopolist vary directly with changes in price.

This firm is not maximizing its economic profits because
A. when demand is inelastic, as the price rises, the quantity falls and revenues rise.
B. when demand is elastic, as the price rises, the quantity falls and revenues fall.
C. when demand is elastic, as the price falls, the quantity rises and revenues rise.
D. when demand is inelastic, as the price falls, the quantity rises and revenues fall.
E. All of the above are true.

The demand curve faced by the monopolist
A. is always inelastic where MR = MC and profits are maximized.
B. has lower price elasticity of demand as close substitutes for the monopoly product are developed.
C. has greater price elasticity of demand as close substitutes for the monopoly product are developed.
D. None of the above.

As the number of imperfect substitutes for a monopoly firm’s product increases, the price elasticity of demand
A. decreases.
B. approaches zero.
C. cannot be determined.
D. increases.

The better the substitutes for a monopoly firm’s product, the
A. greater the price elasticity of demand.
B. faster the price elasticity of demand approaches zero.
C. effect on the price elasticity of demand is indeterminate.
D. smaller the price elasticity of demand.

Evaluate the following statement. A profit maximizing monopolist will never operate in a price range in which price elasticity of demand is inelastic.
True                                                                   False
The table below depicts the daily output, price, and costs of a monopoly dry cleaner located near the campus of a remote college town. Compute the revenues at each output level and fill in the blanks
(Enter dollars and cents and include minus signs where necessary.)
Output
(Suits Cleaned) Price per Suit ($) Total Costs ($) Total Revenue ($)
0 $10.00 $3.00 $0
1 $9.50 $6.00 $9.50
2 $9.00 $8.50 $18.00
3 $8.50 $10.50 $25.50
4 $8.00 $11.50 $32.00
5 $7.50 $13.50 $37.50
6 $7.00 $18.00 $42.00
7 $6.50 $24.00 $45.50
8 $6.00 $26.00 $48.00

Given the information in the table at right, calculate the dry cleaner’s marginal revenue (MR) and marginal cost (MC) at each output level. (Your answer should be rounded to the nearest cent.)

Output
(Suits Cleaned) Price per Suit ($) Total Costs ($) Total Revenue ($) MC ($) MR ($)
0 10.00 3.00 0.00 − −
1 9.50 6.00 9.50
2 9.00 8.50 18.00
3 8.50 10.50 25.50
4 8.00 11.50 32.00
5 7.50 13.50 37.50
6 7.00 18.00 42.00
7 6.50 24.00 45.50
8 6.00 26.00 48.00

Based on marginal analysis, what is the profit-maximizing level of output? units.

A monopolist’s maximized rate of economic profits is $600 per week. Its weekly output is 300 units, and at this output rate, the firm’s marginal cost is $27 per unit. The price at which it sells each unit is $37 per unit.
At these profit and output rates, the firm’s average total cost is $ .(Enter your response as a whole number.)
At these profit and output rates, the firm’s marginal revenue is $ . (Enter your response as a whole number.)

The table below depicts the daily output, price, and costs of a monopoly dry cleaner located near the campus of a remote college town. Compute the revenues at each output level and fill in the blanks. (Enter dollars and cents and include minus signs where necessary.)

Output
(Suits Cleaned) Price per Suit ($) Total Costs ($) Total Revenue ($)
0 $12.00 $3.00
1 $11.50 $6.00
2 $11.00 $8.50
3 $10.50 $10.50
4 $10.00 $11.50
5 $9.50 $13.50
6 $9.00 $20.00
7 $8.50 $28.00
8 $8.00 $32.00

In the graph, the profit-maximizing price for a monopoly is
A  P4.
B. P2.
C. P3.
D. P1.

The monopolist sets price by
A. charging the price where average total cost equals marginal cost.
B. charging the price where marginal cost equals price.
C. charging the price where marginal revenue equals price.
D. producing the quantity where marginal cost equals marginal revenue and charging the price that corresponds to that quantity.

Which of the following is not necessary for price discrimination to exist?
A. The ability to separate markets at reasonable cost.
B. Buyers in various markets must have different price elasticities of demand.
C. The ability to prevent resale of the product or service.
D. A perfectly elastic demand curve.

The graph to the right shows demand and marginal revenue curves for a monopoly firm. Complete both steps and then check your answer. Assume the marginal cost is not constant.
1.) Using the line drawing  tool, draw a line showing a possible short-run marginal cost curve for this firm. Label this line ‘MC’.
2.) Using the point drawing tool, plot the point identifying this firm’s profit-maximizing output level and corresponding price to be charged. Label this point ‘B’. Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects.

In order to price discriminate, a firm must
A. face a downward-sloping demand curve.
B. have permission from the government.
C. be sure the price-marginal cost ratio is the same for all its submarkets.
D. set price equal to marginal cost.

Charging different prices for similar products that have different marginal costs is called
A. predatory pricing.
B. price dumping.
C. price discrimination.
D. price differentiation.

If a public utility company is considered a monopolist, which of the following is not true?
A. Its profit maximizing quantity is determined where its marginal revenue equals its marginal cost.
B. For the company to practice price discrimination, there should not be any resale of its product.
C. Its price must be higher than its marginal revenue.
D. The company’s demand curve and supply curve are upward sloping.

Why is there a social cost of monopoly?
A. Too many resources are being used in a monopoly.
B. The firm does not equate marginal cost to marginal revenue.
C. The firm produces too much of the good.
D. Too few resources are being used in a monopoly.

Monopoly has social costs because
A. too few resources are being used in the monopoly industry and too many are used elsewhere.
B. a monopoly produces less and charges a higher price than a perfectly competitive firm would producing the same product or service.
C. P is greater than MC and this implies economic inefficiency.
D. All of the above.

If we were to compare the amount produced by firms in a competitive industry to the output produced by a monopoly, the monopolist will produce
A. on the inelastic portion of the demand curve but at a higher price.
B. on the inelastic portion of the demand curve because the monopolist would make the entire demand curve inelastic.
C. the same quantity but would make profits because of economies of scale.
D. on the elastic portion of the demand curve and charge a higher price.

A monopoly is socially inefficient because it
A. makes profits even in the long run.
B. makes consumers buy goods they really don’t need.
C. makes profits.
D. charges a price greater than marginal cost.

Selected Occupations Requiring Licenses in Some U.S. States
Acupuncturists Glass Installers Nutritionists
Athletic trainers Hearing-aid fitters Secondhand booksellers
Ballroom-dancing teachers Hunting guides Shampoo specialists
Barbers Librarians Tattoo artists
Dieticians Locksmiths Tour guides
Electricians Manicurists Tree-trimmers
Frozen-dessert retailers Massage therapists Wig specialists
Funeral directors Private detectives Windshield repairers
Hair braiders Respiratory therapists Yoga instructors
The above table lists some of the occupations that require licenses in at least a few states. All told, 1,100 different jobs now require a license in at least one state that is nearly 40 percent larger than three decades ago. Thus, it can surmised that
A. there has been new federal laws passed against license requirement for new jobs.
B. the number of occupational licenses issued have been going down.
C. the number of occupational licenses issued have remained unchanged.
D. there has been an occupational license explosion in the U.S.

Recently in states across the land, licensing rules have expanded with each passing year. In order to obtain occupational licenses, people typically must pay fees or engage in a period of study. Such licensing requirements constitute
A. deregulation.
B. patents.
C. free entry.
D. barriers to entry.

People in licensed occupations earn about 15 percent higher incomes because consumers pay higher prices to obtain the services of people in licensed occupations. Therefore, licenses create
A. low quality products.
B. higher costs of production.
C. free entry and exit to any profession.
D. monopoly profits.

Chapter 24 Homework
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a monopoly?
A. Barriers to entry.
B. Free entry and exit.
C. A product with no close substitutes.
D. A single firm in the market.

Which of the following markets has a barrier to entry?
A. Gold can only be mined in certain places in the world.
B. Stan’s Garbage Company runs the only trash collection service in town.
C. There are already many fast food restaurants in the City of Buffalo.
D. An aluminum company owns all bauxite mines, an essential input.

Which of the following markets has a barrier to entry?
A. Joe’s Bar owns the only liquor license issued by the town.
B. Gold can only be mined in certain places in the world.
C. There are already many fast food restaurants in the City of Buffalo.
D. Stan’s Garbage Company runs the only trash collection service in town.

For a monopolist, marginal revenue is (Graph)
A. greater than the price of the product.
B. less than the price of the product.
C. unable to be determined.
D. equal to the price of the product.

Since a monopolist faces the downward-sloping industry demand curve,
A. it can charge any price that it wants.
B. it must charge the same price as a competitive firm.
C. the price it can charge must be regulated by the government.
D. the price it will charge depends on the elasticity of demand.

A manager of a monopoly firm notices that the firm is producing output at a rate at which average total cost is falling but is not at its minimum feasible point. The manager argues that surely the firm must not be maximizing its economic profits. The manager’s argument is
A. incorrect, since profit maximization requires that marginal revenue equals marginal cost but does not require the average total cost to be at any particular level.
B. correct, since a monopolist maximizes profit at a point where average total cost should be at its lowest level.
C. incorrect, since at the minimum feasible point of the average total cost curve, a monopolist earns zero profit.
D. correct, since a monopolist maximizes profit at a point where average total cost is equal to marginal cost.
A new competitor enters the industry and competes with a second firm, which had been a monopolist. The second firm finds that although demand is not perfectly elastic, it is now relatively more elastic. The second firm’s marginal revenue will be _____________ and its profit-maximizing price will be ___________
A. perfectly inelastic; higher.
B. less elastic; higher.
C. more elastic; lower.
D. perfectly elastic; the same.

The following table shows demand and marginal cost for a monopolist. Calculate marginal revenue (MR) at each quantity. (Enter your response as an integer.)
Output (units)
(Q) Price per Unit
(P) Marginal Revenue
(MR) Marginal Cost
(MC)
0 40 — —
1 35   5
2 30   10
3 25   15
4 20  20
5 15  25

A profit-maximizing monopolist will produce ___units and set a price of $__.
The following table shows daily demand and costs for a monopolist.
Output (units)
(Q) Price per Unit
(P) Marginal Revenue
(MR) Marginal Cost
(MC) Average Cost
(ATC)
0 30 — — —
1 25 25 5 25
2 20 15 10 15
3 15 5 15 18
4 10 −5 20 21
5 5 −15 25 24
A profit-maximizing monopolist will produce __ units and set a price of $.
This monopolist’s daily profit is equal to $___.

Consider a price discriminating monopolist. Which of the following is true?
A. A monopoly will engage in price discrimination whenever feasible to increase profits.
B. Charging different prices to different customers does not mean the monopoly is necessarily using price discrimination.
C. The monopolist will sell some of its output at higher prices to consumers with less elastic demand.
D. All of the above are true.
E. None of the above are true.

For each of the following examples, which group will pay the higher price?

Air transport for businesspeople and tourists

Serving food on weekdays to businesspeople and retired people. (Hint: Which group has more flexibility during a weekday to adjust to a price change and, hence, a higher price elasticity of demand?)
A theater that shows the same movie to large families and to individuals and couples. (Hint: For which set of people will the overall expense of a movie be a larger part of their budget, so that demand is more elastic?)

Which of the following is necessary for a firm to practice price discrimination?
A. The firm must be a monopoly.
B. The firm must be able to prevent resale of the product.
C. The firm must be selling a service, not a product.
D. There must be only two groups of buyers in the market.

As compared to a perfectly competitive industry, a monopoly industry with identical cost curves will
A. produce less and set a lower price.
B. produce less and set a higher price.
C. produce less and set the same price.
D. produce more and set a higher price.
E. produce more and set a lower price.

The marginal revenue curve of a monopoly crosses its marginal cost curve at $31 per unit, and an output of 3 million units.

What is the profit-maximizing (loss-minimizing) output?

When the demand for a monopolist falls, the marginal revenue also shifts left and will intersect the marginal cost at a l—–output level. The output rate will____, and economic profits will likely ________.

Explain how you would handle the situation.
The speech will be 5 minutes in length without powerpoint, note cards are
permitted.

Select One:
1-
You are alone at the crime scene, which is a field with a deceased victim (whom
you just found) approximately in the center of the field. You are searching
for physical evidence that could be useful in identifying the perpetrator.
Explain your approach, what you did in sequential order, and discuss how you
would develop a suspect.

2-
You are responding to a crime scene that took place in a warehouse. An
employee was attacked by a perpetrator and a large amount of money was stolen.
Your team is searching different rooms throughout the warehouse. Explain your
approach, tactics, search methods, legal concerns, and discuss how you would
develop a suspect.

3-
You and your partner are at the crime scene, which is a two bedroom apartment.
You are searching for drugs, which you believe are hidden on the premises.
Explain the scenario, your process, and any legal concerns.

News Review Report 01
Prepare a report about a recent event (within the two weeks of the submission deadline) from newspapers, magazines, news portals, etc that highlights the course topics (e.g. information security incidents, data breaches, IT security training, privacy, access control, business continuity, incident response, cryptography, network security, risk management, social engineering, etc !!!).

After providing the summary, you should clearly indicate which course topic(s) the news article relates to. Approx. 1/2 to 1 page of discussion will be enough.

Sample outline for the report:
1. Title of the news article
2. Link of the news article
3. Summary
4. Relevant topics covered in the course
(Your report should clearly identify which part of the above requirements are covered by using separate paragraphs and/or titles.)

Per the syllabus, The O.R.C. assignment must be submitted on the due date.  There is no allowance for late submission of the O.R.C. assignment.  Late submission shall = 0 points.

Using the Ohio Revised Code –  identify the crime(s) in each of the scenarios.  You can find the  O. R. C. at  http://codes.ohio.gov/   Click on the link Ohio Revised Code, then click on the link:   Title [29] XXIX CRIMES – PROCEDURE This link will take you to a page that has every crime in the O.R.C.

REMEMBER – you must prove each and every element of the crime – so pay careful attention to the language of the law AND ALL THE ELEMENTS of the criminal offense.

YOU MUST HAVE A PROBABLE CAUSE STATEMENT FOR EACH CRIMINAL OFFENSE AND FOR EACH OFFENDER.  IF YOU DECIDE THERE WERE 3 CRIMES COMMITTED YOU MUST HAVE 3 PROBABLE CAUSE STATEMENTS

Required: format for your answers – failure to follow this format will result in a grade of 0 for the entire assignment.

• Identify the specific criminal statute for each crime AND each offender. Write the code number (29xx.xx) and the name of the crime (Felonious Assault) for each crime and each offender.

• Probable Cause statement: Identify the behaviors of the offender(s) that are consistent with the elements of the crime(s) committed that the State must prove to sustain a conviction.

EXAMPLE……..Probable Cause Statement Format  – Charlie Sheen (person) was diagnosed with HIV in 2011 (knowledge) and with awareness of his diagnosis did (knowingly) have sexual intercourse (sexual conduct) with Scottine Ross (other person) on August 25, 2013, in Tiffin, Ohio, without telling her of his HIV diagnosis (disclosing knowledge) prior to sexual intercourse (sexual conduct) and without using any type of protection.

The elements are within the parenthesis – you must include ALL the elements in your probable cause statement of the facts.

You must provide a Probable Cause statement of the facts for every crime and every offender.

The probable cause statement is a STATEMENT – not a story about the incident.   It contains the elements and ONLY the facts that are specific to proving the elements.

The definition codes are NOT CRIMINAL STATUTE CODES.   The definition codes for each category of offense are NOT CRIMINAL STATUTE CODES.

Bring your answers to class on 12/07/18.  We will review each of the cases in class

 Case #1 – (10 points)  The family of a man who died of dehydration in his own home wants justice for the death of 38-year-old Terrell Thomas who “was subjected to a form of torture” during the 24 hours he screamed for water and help while he was involuntarily de-toxing from heroin.  Lola Crawford (31 yrs.) told police “I was helping him de-tox, I locked him in the closet so he wouldn’t be tempted to leave and I was there the whole time.  He needed to stop the heroin, we had no money to feed our dogs and he needed to get a job.  I thought he was just trying to get me to let him out so he could get more heroin.”  After 18 hours in the closet Thomas quit screaming.  When Crawford finally went to check on Thomas, she found that he was dead.  She called her friend Renee Brown (19 yrs.) and asked her to help her drag the body out of the house and into the unattached garage.  After family members became suspicious because they had not seen Thomas in 2 weeks they called police.  The police went to the house and Crawford admitted the body was in the garage, but told police “it was an accident, I got scared because I didn’t know what to do with the body.”  Brown was questioned, and she admitted she helped move the body.  Thomas’ death was ruled a homicide.

Case #2 – (10 points)  A Tiffin man with a history of smashing store windows to grab female mannequins has been accused of indulging his fetish again.  Richard Davis, 39, was arrested and jailed after breaking a window at a Victoria’s Secret store, after normal business hours, to steal a mannequin that was dressed in lingerie, police said.  Davis recruited Carl Dean (41 yrs.) as his “lookout” to warn him if the police arrived.  Sadly for Davis, Carl Dean fell asleep in the getaway car, and did not see police arrive after they were alerted by an employee who was inside the business doing inventory in an office.  The employee heard the glass break, called police, and locked herself in the office.  When police entered the store, they found Davis hugging the mannequin and trying to hide in a fitting room.  Equally embarrassing for Davis, they found him dressed only in female lingerie that he had taken off the store shelf.  The police found Dean asleep in the car and he admitted he was the lookout and driver for Davis.  Shockingly, they also discovered Dean was dressed only in Victoria Secret’s lingerie….as police sarcastically said “it was the sexiest mug shot photo shoot we ever had….NOT!

At arraignment, a judge ordered Davis to undergo a psychiatric examination to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.  “Mr. Davis went to prison for this already and they haven’t helped him,” said his lawyer, Edward Cohn. “He got out of prison and he was right back out there. It’s pretty bizarre.”  Davis had been out of prison for less than a week when he was caught this time.  His erotic pursuit of mannequins over the past 13 years has led to at least six convictions and a stint in prison, police said.  “He told his wife he was going to buy a mannequin, so he didn’t have to do these break-ins anymore,” said Detective Brendan Moore Apparently that didn’t work out.

Case #3 (10 pts).   A Tiffin mother shocked her son with a Taser to wake him up for Christmas church services.  Amy Schumer, 40, zapped 17-year-old Brandon on the left leg with a Taser.  The 17-yr. old told police that Schumer did shock him with the Taser and he identified two burn marks on his leg where the Taser made contact.  Carrie stated “my son knows worshiping the lord is important to me and he should have gotten his butt out of bed the first time I told him.”

Case #4 (10 pts).   Conor McGregor (27 yrs.) entered the Elm Street Stop and Rob convenience store  with a pink handgun.  He approached the register and gave the clerk a note demanding money.  When she refused, he pointed the gun at her. The clerk said “is that a real gun?” McGregor fired his weapon at the clerk to show her it was real.  But, McGregor wasn’t a very good marksman, and even though he was standing just 4 feet away from the clerk he only shot her in the arm.  The bullet went through the clerk’s arm, then through the window and struck Kim Kardashian (42 yrs.) in the neck while she was standing outside near the door of the store waiting for a bus.  Kardashian died at the scene.

 Case #5 (10 pts).   Dana Owens (51 yrs.) grew exceptionally tired of taking care of her boyfriend Lenny Kravitz,(51 yrs.) who had been paralyzed 5 years ago in a drive-by shooting, which Dana blamed on his refusal to get out of a gang.  Lenny was unable to provide for his own care and Dana was his full-time nurse-maid, which really pissed her off and she complained quite often to all his friends about what a burden he was.  Friends of Lenny became concerned when one cold winter day Dana told them that she and Lenny broke up, and he went to live with his sister in another city.  Lenny’s friends suspected foul play since Lenny didn’t have a sister.  No longer needing to be Lenny’s caretaker, Dana started hanging out at the clubs, where she liked to chase shots of whiskey with Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.  When Dana drank she got wasted and she also got talkative.  Whether she was trying to impress stud-muffin Eminem or was just talking through her alcoholic haze, she ended up telling Eminem she took Lenny to a wooded area near the house and parked him and his wheelchair in a grove of trees and left him there because she was tired of caring for him.  Eminem notified police and sure enough, they found the body of Lenny, frozen solid in the wheelchair.  The autopsy confirmed it was Lenny and he had died of hypothermia.  When police interviewed Dana she admitted she left him in the woods because she was tired of taking care of him and tired of him stealing the best years of her life.

Case #6 (10 pts).  Toddlers are known for several things, like sucking their thumbs or grabbing the dog’s tail, but they are not known for killing their mother.  Three-year-old Adam Lanza was playing hide and seek with his nine-year-old sister Emily when he spotted a handgun under the sofa.  He picked it up and pointed it at the dog, then pointed it at Emily, which made her yell for Mommy.  Adam’s mother (27 yrs. old), who had been in the kitchen came out to the living room and saw Adam with the gun.  As she approached him to take the gun away, Adam pulled the trigger.  The bullet struck her in the forehead killing her instantly.  Adam dropped the gun and went over to his mother and laid on her chest telling her “wake up Mommy.”  Adam’s father Roy Lanza (27 yrs. old), who owned the gun, heard the shot and ran into the living room to find his wife dead.  Roy’s brother Michael (21 yrs. old) was also in the house and he ran into the living room to find Roy cradling his wife’s dead body.  Michael grabbed the gun and Roy told him to hide it in the crawlspace because Roy was on parole for armed robbery and wasn’t allowed to have a gun.  When Michael called police, he told them someone had entered the house and shot his brother’s wife.  When police arrived, the officers asked Roy to find someone to take care of Adam and Emily, so the children would not have to be in the middle of the investigation.  Roy would not put his son down or call anyone.  Adam began crying and said “I hurt Mommy.”  Emily then told police that Adam shot Mommy.  Soon the story unfolded and Michael admitted he hid the gun in the crawlspace.  Police recovered the gun and found it to be fully functional and operational.

Ethical Dilemmas
Situation 1

You are a judge who must sentence two defendants. One insisted on a jury trial and, through his defense attorney, dragged the case on for months with delays and motions. He was finally convicted by a jury. The other individual was his co-defendant, and he pleaded guilty. Apparently, they were equally responsible for the burglary.

How will you sentence them?

Situation 2

You are a member of a jury. The jury is hearing a child molestation case in which the defendant is accused of a series of molestations in his neighborhood. You have been advised by the judge not to discuss the case with anyone outside the courtroom, and especially not to anyone on either side of the case. Going down in the elevator after the fourth day of the trial, you overhear the prosecutor talking to one of the police officer witnesses. They are discussing that the man has a previous arrest for child molestation but that it has not been allowed in by the judge as being too
prejudicial to the jury. You were fairly sure that the guy was guilty before, but now you definitely believe he is guilty. You also know that if you tell the judge what you have heard, it will probably result in a mistrial.

What would you do?

Situation 3 

You are a court administrator and really like Judge Sonyer, your boss. He is pleasant, punctual, and hardworking. One day you hear him talking to the prosecutor in chambers. He is talking about the defendant in a trial that is about to start, and you hear him say that the son-of-a-bitch is “as guilty as sin.” You happen to be in law school and know that, first, the prosecutor and judge should not be talking about the case without the presence of the defense attorney and, second, that the judge has expressed a pre-existing bias. The judge’s statement is even more problematic because this is a bench trial and he is the sole determiner of guilt or innocence.

What would you do?

Situation 4

You are a federal judge and are about to start a federal racketeering trial that is quite complicated. Prosecutors allege that certain lobbyists funneled money into political campaigns by “washing” it through individual employees of a
couple of large corporations. Still, the evidence seems equivocal—at least what you’ve seen so far. You get a call from one of your state’s U.S. senators (who is not implicated in the case, although members of his party are), and the conversation is innocuous and pleasant enough until the senator brings up the case and jocularly pressures you to agree with him that it is a “tempest in a teapot.” Then he mentions that a higher, appellate-level judgeship will be opening soon and that he is sure you would like his support on it. The message is not subtle. What would you do?

Situation 5

You are a federal judge faced with a drug defendant. The Federal Sentencing Guidelines dictate that you sentence this individual to five years in prison. You believe that the sentence is arbitrary and not responsive to the defendant’s individual circumstances. You think the individual deserves probation, community service, and drug counseling.
What would you do?