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Chapter 5 Weekly Assignment

Chapter 5 Weekly Assignment

Q Respond to each question. Each question should be answered in a minimum of one paragraph (single spaced). Read State v. Nations, 676 S.W.2d 282 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). Opinion by Satz, J. in your text, and answer the following questions: • Why does the court conclude that the defendant is not guilty under the statute of endangering the welfare of the young dancer? • In your view, was the defendant aware that there was a “high probability” that the dancer was under 17 and for that reason intentionally avoided checking her age? • How does the Missouri statute differ from the Model Penal Code in regard to willful blindness? What is the impact of the court decision for offenses involving the possession of narcotics? • How would you amend the Missouri statute to eliminate the willful blindness defense? • If you were a judge, how would you rule in Nations?

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The court ruled not guilty since there was a grey area there where Ms Nations did not know the actual age of the victim/child. She did not know this was an underage child she was dealing with. Section 568.050 2) He knowingly encourages the child less than seventeen years old to engage in any conduct which causes or tends to cause the child to come within the provisions of subdivisions. And this is why she was declared not guilty. In my opinion, I believe this was a case of callousness because there should have been a better way of handling this situation where there was surely no form of ID provided. There should have been more of an effort from her side to uncover why the child is not providing identification.