You are a prosecutor in the state of Jamaica where the common law applies. Write a memo to your supervisor explaining the best arguments convicting Debbie of negligent homicide for her failure to call for medical assistance.

Veronica and Debbie argued the morning of December 1, 2022. At some point during the day, both parties left their home. After Debbie returned that evening, at or before midnight, a physical altercation ensued.

Debbie and Veronica, who had never married but had lived together for approximately six years, were in the process of ending a stormy relationship. When Debbie arrived at home that night, she discovered that many of her personal belongings had been destroyed, the interior of their home "trashed," and the phone ripped from the wall. Debbie told the police that she then went into the kitchen and that when she arrived, Veronica physically attacked her and slammed her into the stove. Debbie told the police that she grabbed a kitchen knife, stabbed Veronica in self-defense and had then gone outside to "cool off." When she thought that the fight was over, and that it was safe to go back inside, she returned to the kitchen. She discovered a trail of blood leading from the kitchen through the living room and out onto the front porch where she found Veronica collapsed face-down on the porch. She alleges that she rolled her over. Veronica was unresponsive. Debbie alleges that she found Veronica's car keys in one of her pockets, got in her vehicle, drove to a friend's house several miles away, and called her mother. Debbie does not claim that she personally contacted medical or law enforcement personnel; rather, authorities were apparently summoned by Debbie's sister-in-law, sometime within an hour after the stabbing. Debbie did return, however, to the trailer home where she waited for the deputies and medics to arrive. On December 3, 2022, Debbie was charged with negligent homicide for causing the death of Veronica by stabbing her once in the chest. Although she admitted stabbing Veronica and causing her death, Debbie entered a plea of not guilty based on the defense of justifiable use of force. On December 15, 2022, shortly before the scheduled trial date, the prosecutor filed an amended indictment charging the same offense but alleging that Debbie caused the death of Veronica by stabbing her once in the chest with a knife and by failing to call for medical assistance. Debbie again entered a plea of not guilty. You are a prosecutor in the state of Jamaica where the common law applies.

 Write a memo to your supervisor explaining the best arguments convicting Debbie of negligent homicide for her failure to call for medical assistance.

 

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Memo To Supervisors Name From Your Name Date Date Subject Conviction of Debbie for Negligent Homicide Failure to Call for Medical Assistance I am writing to outline the strongest arguments in favor of ... View the full answer