IRAC Essay Method For Law Schools * Law school e-book: e law book, - authors of published model bar essays

- authors of published bar essays.

To start, consider the following hypo:---

David wants to go the movies. He has no money. Spotting an old lady in the distance, he chases after her, intending to rob her of the money he needs. He knows the old lady is Mrs Jones, a wealthy historian who lives in the area. Police officer Jim sees David running after the old lady. He knows that David is a robber and a mugger, knows that the old lady always carries a lot of cash in her hand bag, and that she has been robbed twice before on this road. He arrests David immediately. At the nearby police station David is charged with attempted robbery. ---

i) Discuss the crimes of David.
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Officer Jim searches David because he has heard that he carries a gun. Instead of a gun he finds cocaine in David’s pocket. He seizes the cocaine. David is further charged with possession.
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ii) Will the cocaine be admitted as evidence against David?
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