Jenny and Max are involved in an intimate relationship although Max is married. They decided that they should spice up their sex lives and engage in consensual sexual activities that included piercing of genitals and slaps that caused Jenny's body to be bruised. She loves this and they decided to tattoo each other name on their bodies which developed an infection and had to be treated. Jupiter decides to have a drink at the bar. Whilst having a drink, he becomes so intoxicated and saw his ex, Samantha, with her new lover Tim. Tim berated him about what Samantha told him about Jupiter's sexual prowess in the bedroom. Angry enough, Jupiter used the bottle to hit Tim over the head which fractured his skull and a shard of broken glass from the act went into the eye of Samantha which did not cause any injury. Jake and Timmy are both wealthy and attention seekers at Law School. They tend to see who can have the most girls in the school. None of them like each other and decided that they will settle their differences in a fight. Before that could happen, they were playing a competitive rugby game and Timmy tackled Jake so hard to the ground that he suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized for 10 days.

(a) If you were a prosecutor, what would your preferred charge be in relation to Jenny and Max sexual activities?

(b) Give reasons for your choice in (a).

(c) If you were Jenny and Max defence counsel, what arguments would you raise in response to the charge in (a)?

(d) How would the prosecutor respond to counter the arguments in (c)?

(e) If you were a prosecutor, what would your preferred charge be in relation to Tim's injuries by Jupiter? (f) Give reasons for your choice in (e).

(g) If you were Jupiter's defence counsel, what arguments would you raise in response to the charge in (e)?

(h) How would the prosecutor respond to counter the arguments in (g)?

(i) If you were a prosecutor, what would your preferred charge be in relation to Jake's injuries?

(j) Give reasons for your choice in (i).

(k) If you were Timmy's defence Counsel, what arguments would you raise in response to the charge in (i)?

(l) How would the prosecutor respond to counter the arguments in (k)?

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a If I were a prosecutor my preferred charge in relation to Jenny and Maxs sexual activities would be Assault Causing Bodily Harm or Aggravated Assault These charges would depend on the specific laws ... View the full answer