Intro to Law LPSC 1101 – Section 02 Quiz 1 NAME: Please answer the following in a word processor, save it as “[LAST NAME] QUIZ 1” and submit to TurnItIn on Blackboard by Monday, February 4, at 2:50 P.M. There is no need for long answers. In fact, short, to-the-point answers will often be much better than the ‘throw everything against the wall’ approach, but there are no word limitations. Do not put your answers in bold. Hart and Michaels are professional wrestlers for the Company. That is, they are actors paid to pretend they are wrestling. They work for Vince who owns the Company. Hart held the Championship Title. One night, Michaels challenged Hart for the Championship Title. Going into the match, Hart thought he was going to win. However, under Vince’s orders, Rebecca Referee awarded the Championship Title to Michaels at the end of the match. Hart was furious because normally you know beforehand when you are going to lose the Championship Title. After the match, in the backstage area, Hart walked hurriedly down the hallway, knocking Rebecca Referee to the ground, who was walking in the same direction but slower. He kicked open the door to Vince’s office. Unbeknownst to Hart, Vince was standing by the door. Vince saw the door and screamed “OH NO!” and the door wacked him in the head and he fell to the ground. Hart ran in and said “Serves you right!” Then Hart ran around backstage trying to find Michaels, and eventually did. As Michaels was turning to face Hart, Hart stabbed him with a chef’s knife. Subsequently, Hart was charged by the State of New York with assault and battery upon Rebecca Referee, Vince, and Michaels. However, the court dismissed the charges, holding that there was not enough evidence for a jury to reasonably find Hart guilty. 1.) What burden did the prosecution not meet? (5 pts.) Hart contacts you because he heard you are an awesome lawyer. He says he is being sued by Michaels, Vince, and Rebecca Referee for committing the tort of...
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