Defendant E was tried in state court for arson of a warehouse. A jury was sworn, and two witnesses testified. On the third day, the judge declared a mistrial because a juror suffered a medical emergency and no alternate...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. V, Blockburger v. United States, United States v. Perez, United States v. Dixon, Gamble v. United States
In a federal arson trial, the government offers temperature readings automatically recorded every minute by a building's digital sensor. No person typed or narrated the readings. The government offers the readings to sho...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 801(a), Fed. R. Evid. 801(b), Fed. R. Evid. 901
...before being extinguished. Which statement best describes common-law arson? The best answer states common-law arson and the burning requirement. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 220.1
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 220.1
...osecutors charge solicitation, attempt, conspiracy, and the completed arson. Which statement best describes ordinary merger principles? The best answer states the ordinary inchoate-offense merger rules. NCBE NextGen UBE...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 5.05
...ors charge the store owner with solicitation and conspiracy to commit arson. The store owner argues that there was no real agreement, no completed arson, and that he withdrew before any harm occurred. Analyze the solicit...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 5.02, Model Penal Code 5.03
...after entering. He also argues that he cannot be guilty of common-law arson because the building did not burn down. Analyze the tenant's liability for burglary and arson under common-law principles and note how modern st...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 220.1, Model Penal Code 221.1
...d premiums. Defendant is charged in federal court with mail fraud and arson-related offenses for submitting an insurance claim. Defendant says the fire was accidental and started in an old electrical panel. The governmen...
Citations: Fed. R. Evid. 404(b), Fed. R. Evid. 104(b), Fed. R. Evid. 403
...t said he did not mean for anyone to get hurt. Marcus is charged with arson and felony murder after a firefighter dies. He moves to suppress the station confession. Analyze custody, interrogation, Miranda warnings, remed...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. V, Miranda v. Arizona, Rhode Island v. Innis, Dickerson v. United States, Colorado v. Connelly
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