Criminal Legislation
Criminal Legislation
A. Draft two laws that are not currently laws in all states or under the model Penal Code. Make sure that your draft legislation includes the elements of the offense, including the intent (mens rea) necessary to be established for conviction. Include a preamble specifying why the law should be enacted.
Parole Eligibility in Rape Cases
Preamble:
The statutes for each state in the United States lack solid detail on the eligibility of parole for those convicted of Rape or Sexual Battery. This statute will propose that anyone sentenced to prison for any type of sexual battery or rape must serve the entire sentence without possibility of parole. The purpose for the enactment of this law is keep rapists behind bars and off the streets. There have been cases where, due to overpopulation for example, those serving time for rape or sexual battery have been paroled. In the states of Florida and Massachusetts, there are specifications regarding certain eligibilities of the convicted rapist. However, these specifications do not refer to parole. Therefore, a statute written exclusively concerning the parole of a convicted rapist is necessary.
1.) Any persons convicted of any rape or sexual battery offense will not be eligible for parole.
2.) Upon sentencing of a rape or sexual battery charge, the previous (1.) will be clearly stated.
3.) This will apply whether the charge of rape or sexual battery is a first offense or repeat offense.
4.) There are no limitations to the lack of eligibility of parole, regarding the age of the victim in the rape or sexual battery case.
Regular Testing for Elderly Drivers
Preamble:
The statutes in most of the United States have been written in such a way that permission is granted to the state to choose who needs to be retested or reevaluated for the right to obtain or maintain a driver 's license. However, these statutes do not exclusively state that persons who reach a certain age should
A. Draft two laws that are not currently laws in all states or under the model Penal Code. Make sure that your draft legislation includes the elements of the offense, including the intent (mens rea) necessary to be established for conviction. Include a preamble specifying why the law should be enacted.
Parole Eligibility in Rape Cases
Preamble:
The statutes for each state in the United States lack solid detail on the eligibility of parole for those convicted of Rape or Sexual Battery. This statute will propose that anyone sentenced to prison for any type of sexual battery or rape must serve the entire sentence without possibility of parole. The purpose for the enactment of this law is keep rapists behind bars and off the streets. There have been cases where, due to overpopulation for example, those serving time for rape or sexual battery have been paroled. In the states of Florida and Massachusetts, there are specifications regarding certain eligibilities of the convicted rapist. However, these specifications do not refer to parole. Therefore, a statute written exclusively concerning the parole of a convicted rapist is necessary.
1.) Any persons convicted of any rape or sexual battery offense will not be eligible for parole.
2.) Upon sentencing of a rape or sexual battery charge, the previous (1.) will be clearly stated.
3.) This will apply whether the charge of rape or sexual battery is a first offense or repeat offense.
4.) There are no limitations to the lack of eligibility of parole, regarding the age of the victim in the rape or sexual battery case.
Regular Testing for Elderly Drivers
Preamble:
The statutes in most of the United States have been written in such a way that permission is granted to the state to choose who needs to be retested or reevaluated for the right to obtain or maintain a driver 's license. However, these statutes do not exclusively state that persons who reach a certain age should
References: NC General Assembly. (2005). NC Sodomy laws. Retrieved February 21, 2008, from www.sodomy.org: http://www.sodomy.org/laws/northcarolina/