Holland is preparing for the next Learning Lunch presentation at the law firm. He asks you and several other members of the legal support staff to identify and discuss current events articles about crimes that have occurred recently in the U.S. Your findings and discussion will become the basis of the Learning Lunch presentation.

Instructions:

Identify a current event article reporting a crime that occurred within the last 12 months in the U.S.

• The article can describe a crime for which the defendant(s) were charged to date, or convicted. Note: the crime cannot be murder, rape, robbery, burglary or possession/sale.

1. List the URL for the article.

2. Summarize the facts in the crime reported in the article.

• The actions of the defendant(s) may constitute more than 1 crime, but limit analysis to 1 crime.

Analyze and explain 1 crime committed or allegedly committed by the defendant(s).

• Identify each element of the crime (actus reus and mens rea), that is, what the prosecutor will need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt to gain a conviction. If not apparent from the reported article, review the related criminal statute.

4. Explain whether the actions of the defendant(s) violate(s) Federal, state, or local law;

5. Identify the grading of the crime (i.e., felony, felony/misdemeanor, or infraction)