Read the Case Study
Write an essay on what is State v. Steffes
Answer the questions listed below.
Question 1
What type of case is this?
Question 2
Who is the Defendant?
Question 3
When was the case decided?
Question 4
What court rendered this decision?
Question 5
What happened at the trial court?
Question 6
What did the court decide in this appellate opinion?
Question 7
What was the last name of the judge writing this opinion?
Question 8
Summarize, in 1 or 2 sentences, the fact of this case.
Question 9
Who else may have been guilty of crimes in this case? (Explain your answer fully)
Question 10
When a word of common usages, such as electricity in this case, is not defined in a statute, how does a court determine its meaning? (Explain fully)