FEBRUARY 2024 MEE QUESTION 5 - CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE City is located in State A adjacent to the border with State B. One evening, a City police officer stopped a driver. The next day, the driver posted a social-media video, alleging the following: Late last night a City police officer stopped my car in City near the state border, supposedly for speeding, and ordered me to get out of the car. The officer made disparaging remarks about a religious sticker on the bumper of my car and ridiculed my religious beliefs. He picked up a rock, threatened me, and asked how fast I could run. I ran about 50 feet and turned to see if he was chasing me. He wasn't, but he threw the rock at me, and it struck me in the face. He laughed and shouted, "Look where you are! There's nothing you can do about it!" I saw that I was standing in State B and the officer was still standing in State A. My lip is busted and swollen. I had to get stitches. I want justice. The officer was charged with committing various crimes. City Criminal Charge. A City ordinance provides that "any person who assaults another person because of that person's religious expression commits a serious misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail." The City attorney filed a charge alleging that the officer had violated this ordinance by striking the driver with a rock because of the driver's religious beliefs and religious expression. The officer admitted that the driver's allegations were true and pleaded guilty to the ch