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1. George , an epileptic , has a seizure while riding on a crowded bus . During his seizure, George hits another passenger, breaking his

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1. George , an epileptic , has a seizure while riding on a crowded bus . During his seizure, George hits another passenger, breaking his jaw. In hitting the passenger, has George committed the actus reus required for a crime (in this case , battery )? 2. India , a champion swimmer , is lounging on a riverbank reading . Mae, India's sworn enemy, strolls up in her bathing suit and goes for a dip in the river. In fact , the water is deeper than Mae expected , and she begins to drown . India looks up from her book and watches , laughing , as Mae drowns . Is India criminally liable for Mae's death? 3. John W. Booth decides to kill Mr. Lincoln. Booth notes in his diary, "I have decided to kill Lincoln the day after tomorrow." Before anything further happens Booth is arrested . Is Booth subject to criminal liability ? 4. Dorothy sees a tornado heading toward her while she is walking home from school with her dog Toto. In order to except the danger , she breaks a window to get into the only nearby structure , a house , and runs in to the basement . Is Dorothy guilty of trespass ? 5. Norton holds a knife to the throat of Alice , Ralph's wife , and threatens to kill her unless Ralph robs the local convenience store . (a) If Ralph robs the store , is he guilty of larceny ? (b) Same facts as above , except that Norton's threat is that he will kill Alice unless Ralph kills Trixie, Norton's wife. Ralph does so, and Norton releases Alice , thanking Ralph for making him a free man . Is Ralph guilty of criminal homicide ? 6. The Flying Albatrosses are a team of six circus aerialists . Five the members hate the sixth , Albert . The five therefore decide that one of them should loosen the fastener on Albert's trapeze so that it will break when Albert grabs it. Accordingly , Ariel Albatross , the most mechanically -minded of the five , is given this task, and loosens the fastener. No other member of the team takes any physical action to help with plan . When Albert does the routine , the trapeze does not break due to Albert's recent weight loss, and the routine goes flawlessly. The police learn of the plot , and arrest the five immediately afterwards , before they can try again . Are the four members of the Albatrosses other than Ariel guilty of conspiracy to commit murder

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