1. What is the difference between murder, voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter?

2. Define the legal concept of transferred intent and give an example.

3. Explain whether a person can be charged with a murder if there is no body found but the person is missing? Explain how the corpus deliciticould be proven, if at all.

4. What would you charge in the following scenarios, providing an explanation for your decision.

a) Victim threw a full glass of water atthe defendant, missing, and then began cursing, insulting and humiliatinghim in front of a large crowd that included many of the defendant's friends and co-workers. The defendant proceeded to throw the victim to the ground and kicked them repeatedly in the head until they died.

b)Defendant wastextingand driving and thereforedid notsee the person crossing the street, striking and killing them.

c) Defendant was angry when he learned that his daughter was sexually abused by her soccer coach 6 months earlier. The defendant confronted the coach andkilled him.

d) Defendant discharged their weapon into the air on their front lawn during a nice summer's day. A stray bullet hit a neighbor walking down the block, instantly killing them.

Chapter 11

1. What is a hate crime? (define what elements are required to prove a hate crime) Find a case example of a recent hate crime - summarize the facts and why it is classified as a hate crime.

Chapter 12

1.Sexual assault crimes require the prosecutor to prove a lack of consent. There are many different ways lack of consent can be proven. Please identifyandexplain the various ways the lack of consent can occur in a sex crime.

2. What are Rape Shield Laws? What is the rationale in enacting such laws? Are there any exception to these laws?

3. What are Sex Offender Registration Laws and what is the purpose for these laws?

4. What are Civil Commitment Laws? Civil commitment of dangerous sexual predators is very controversial. The U.S. Supreme Court declared these laws constitutional and outlined a test to allow for such commitment. (See Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407 (2002))Why did the Court decide that the civil commitment laws are constitutional?What are your thoughts on civil commitment?