CASE FILE: The Simmons Criminal Matter

CASE FILE: The Simmons Criminal Matter
Jacob Simmons believes that he will be charged with several
crimes. He describes the events as
follows.
“I had been playing pool and drinking beer in Sam’s
Billiards Hall for about two hours when
Ron Opal walked in. He is dating Kathy Smith. Kathy and I
were engaged until about two weeks
ago, when she said she needed some space. When Ron swaggered
past me toward the bar, he
asked me if I liked the ‘space’ Kathy had given me. That
really made me mad. I am not seeing
anyone and I had a bad couple of weeks. I told him to stay
away from me. He came back and
poked his index finger into my chest and told me to get a
life. I slapped his hand away. He didn’t
scare me. Then he went over to the bar and got a beer. The
more I thought about him and Kathy
and his attitude, I just lost my temper and yelled out,’ You
are no good and everyone knows it.
Stay away from me or you will be sorry.’ He came back up to
me and began yelling at me. I got
so mad I threw my beer bottle at him. It broke when it hit
him on the shoulder; he had a pretty
good cut on the top of his right shoulder. Then the
bartender came over and got between us. He
told us to leave. The last thing Ron said to me was that he
was going to report it to the cops. A
friend who 344345works at County Hospital told me today that
Ron has been in the hospital
since that night; he is a ‘bleeder’ or something and lost a
lot of blood and is in real serious
condition. My friend says he could actually die. I am really
worried.”
Assignment – Describe in detail the following basic elements
of a crime:
1) mens rea,
2) actus reus; and
3) concurrence of mens rea and actus reus.
Then: Identify and explain how each of the 3 basic elements
of a crime is present in the fact
scenario set forth in the “The Simmons Criminal Matter”
Required Criteria: APA FORMATTING/STYLE; Use electronic
libraries/databases for
research purposes; and Length should be 2-3 pages, excluding
cover page and references
page.
In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the Assignment, a
successful paper must also meet the
following criteria:
? Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and
sustained
? Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard
American English (correct
grammar, punctuation, etc.).
? Writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as
well as original and insightful
? Your work should display superior content, organization,
style, and mechanics
? Appropriate citation style should be followed