Assignment Question
For this assignment, you will read State v. Pray, 378 A.2D 1322 (ME. 1977) Download State v. Pray, 378 A.2D 1322 (ME. 1977) and answer the discussion questions below.
Be thorough with your answers and answer all parts of each question.
Questions for Discussion: What is the issue(s) of the case? What crime did Pray commit when he struck Everett? Had Everett not been seriously injured, would Pray likely have been charged with a criminal offense? Was Pray the cause in fact of Everett’s death? Was Pray the foreseeable, proximate cause? Did Pray possess the intent to seriously injure or kill Everett? Absent the misdemeanor-manslaughter rule, was Everett’s intent sufficient to hold him responsible for involuntary manslaughter? At the time of Everett’s death, Maine courts applied the common law misdemeanor-manslaughter rule. The rule was subsequently abolished by the Maine legislature. Explain why the court refused to apply the rule to hold Robert Pray criminally liable for involuntary manslaughter. Assuming that Maine did not abolish the misdemeanor-manslaughter rule, how would you rule as the judge in this case?
Assignment Requirements: 500-700 words distributed across the five discussion questions. Format Times New Roman 12 Please do not bold your responses, only the question is bolded.
