The paralegal is assigned the task of preparing an office legal memorandum. The memorandum is due in seven days, and there is a five-page limit. The facts of law are as follows

Facts: The client, Jim, a 15-year-old boy, had a small single blade pocketknife in his backpack. He had used the backpack several weeks ago when he went on an overnight fishing trip with his dad. The knife was a typical pocketknife. It was 2-12 inches long when folded and the blade was 2 inches in length. The blade locked into place when the knife was opened. The blade was sharp on one edge and had a pointed tip. Jim forgot the knife was in his backpack, it had slipped into the bottom corner and he had not noticed it in the pack since the fishing trip. Another student told a teacher he saw the knife in the clients backpack the day before.

Law: The state criminal statute 13-3102 provides: A person commits misconduct involving weapons by knowingly possessing a deadly weapon on school grounds. The criminal code 13-105 defines know-ingly as a person is aware or believes that the persons conducts is of that  nature or that the circumstances exist. It does not require any knowledge of the unlaw-fulness of the act or omission

Case Law: In re Vincent V. In a fact situation similar to Jims, the court ruled that a deadly weapon is any-thing that is defined as lethal use. The court further held that the determination of whether a knife is a deadly weapon under 13-3102 depends on the size, shape sharpness, and type of knife.

Part A Detail the application of each step of the prewriting stage to this assignment.

Part B For the organization step of the prewriting stage, prepare an extended outline based on the outline presented in Section IV.A.3.c(ii). Note there are two issues in this assignment, one involving the know-ingly element, the other involving the deadly weapon element.

Part C Based only on the preceding information, fill in the extended outline. Include a statement of the issues, analysis, counteranalysis, conclusion, and recommendation.

April 6 Jury Issues; Guilty Pleas; Bail and Preventive Detention; Evidentiary Privileges
   
You are the trial judge in Olympus v. Dougherty, which involves facts identical to those in United States v. Dougherty. There is no precedent in the State of Olympus governing jury nullification instructions, which the defendants have requested. Will you deliver the requested jury nullification instructions? Why or why not?

April 6 Jury Issues; Guilty Pleas; Bail and Preventive Detention; Evidentiary Privileges
    Lawlemmas Jury Issues: Peremptory Challenges 36-46
                                                    Jury Nullification 61-71
                    Jury Instructions 71-77
                    Impeachment by Cross-Examination about Prior Convictions
                    55-61
                Guilty Pleas: 390-394
                Bail and Preventive Detention 267-275
                Evidentiary Privileges 336-346
    The Constitution: That Delicate BalanceCriminal Justice and a Defendants Right to a
        Fair Trial (in class)

. This paper must address an issue of your choosing that relates to law and criminal justice. Your issue must be identified in the form of a specific topic statement, which must be submitted for approval not later than Feb. 10. The paper should describe the current state of the law governing the selected issue, and also provide a critical analysis explaining your own views about whether and why or why not you believe the law to be advisable or prudent. All references used in writing the paper must be duly acknowledged. It is imperative that all authorities relied on are given proper attribution, that language taken directly from judicial decisions and all other sources is quoted and properly attributed, and that other requirements of academic integrity are strictly observed. There must be no cutting and pasting of text taken from other sources. Papers must be typed (size 12 font) and double spaced with top, bottom, and side margins of at least one inch

MY TOPIC IS: Unveiled Tensions Between Police and Minorities/Police Abuse of Power and Police Misconduct

Must use laws and evidence. For example speaking on how stop and frisk, police brutality, sexual assault, planting evidence, racial profiling

I UPLOADED MY 6 PAGE PAPER. THE PAPER IS SUPPOSE TO BE 10 PAGES SO ILL BE ADDING YOUR PAPER TO MINE. I NEED TO YOU TO IMAGINE IF THIS WAS COMING TO TOGETHER TO BE ONE PAPER. PLEASE READ THE PROMPT AND COMPLETE
–  The paper should describe the current state of the law governing the selected issue, and also provide a critical analysis explaining your own views about whether and why or why not you believe the law to be advisable or prudent.

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