34. Please read RCW 9A.20.021, then answer the following: True or False The maximum penalty for a person who is found guilty of a Class C Felony is greater than the maximum penalty for a person who is found guilty of a Class A Felony.

35. On February 1, Sara makes a written offer to purchase her friend Mariellas Tesla for $50,000, payable on February 10. Mariella takes home the written offer (2 copies) to think about it. That night, she goes to a party and gets completely intoxicated. She is driven home by Sara and Donna. Sara helps Mariella to sign the agreement, by putting a pen in Mariellas hand and helping Mariella make her signature, before Donna helps Mariella to lay down on her bed and pass out. When Mariella wakes up, she sees a copy of the signed agreement, but remembers nothing about how that happened. Mariella will be bound by this agreement because she signed it. True or False

36. True or False Actus reus is the wrongful action in the definition of a crime. Most crimes are defined with both an actus reus and a particular state of mind (mens rea) while they are committing the wrongful action.

37. Stewart and some friends have decided to do a protest march from North Seattle College to Westlake Center, to protest a proposed new City Council rule on Landlord-Tenant relations, that would allow Landlords to charge a damage deposit of up to $5,000. During the march, Stewart decides to set fire to a US flag that one of the other marchers was carrying, to attract the attention of more on-lookers, and perhaps of TV newscasters! He poses for pictures of himself lighting the flag on fire, and then letting the flag completely burn up. A police officer arrests Stewart, and charges him with violating RCW 9.86.030 (Desecration of Flag). What happens next? a. Stewart has no legal defense. He will be convicted of this offense, and may be ordered to serve up to 5 years in jail. b. Stewart has no legal defense. He will be convicted of this offense, and may be ordered to serve up to 1 year in jail. c. Stewart has no legal defense. He will be convicted of this offense, and may be ordered to serve up to 90 days in jail. d. Stewart has a legal defense to this criminal statute, based upon the First Amendment to the US Constitution. e. Stewart has a legal defense to this criminal statute, based upon the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution.