At a downtown bar, Walter drinks to excess. He is driving home with his friend Paula,...

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At a downtown bar, Walter drinks to excess. He is driving home with his friend Paula, at the first 1. intersection, he strikes and injures a pedestrian who was crossing with the light. Walter's blood alcohol level proves to be twice the legal limit. Has he committed any torts or crimes? 2. Paula that she has taken his phone accidentally, as he believes it is his phone. Paula insists that it is her phone, when she is not looking, Walter takes Paula's phone, believing it is his. Has he committed any torts or crimes? Walter and Paula both have identical smartphones. Once Walter is no longer intoxicated, he tells 3. The next day, a mugger, gun drawn, sneaks up behind Walter on the street. A police officer seizes the mugger before Walter realizes what is happening. Has the mugger committed any torts or crimes? At a downtown bar, Walter drinks to excess. He is driving home with his friend Paula, at the first 1. intersection, he strikes and injures a pedestrian who was crossing with the light. Walter's blood alcohol level proves to be twice the legal limit. Has he committed any torts or crimes? 2. Paula that she has taken his phone accidentally, as he believes it is his phone. Paula insists that it is her phone, when she is not looking, Walter takes Paula's phone, believing it is his. Has he committed any torts or crimes? Walter and Paula both have identical smartphones. Once Walter is no longer intoxicated, he tells 3. The next day, a mugger, gun drawn, sneaks up behind Walter on the street. A police officer seizes the mugger before Walter realizes what is happening. Has the mugger committed any torts or crimes?

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