Overview:

You own a convenience store and you have been robbed numerous times in the recent past. On Friday night, about 15 minutes before closing, a male comes in and seems to be just walking around the store and appears to be suspicious. He has his right hand in his pocket. As the male approaches the counter you grab your handgun and shoot him dead. The police arrive, investigate and arrest you for murder. The item the male was holding was his cell phone.

Your defense attorney mounts a self-defense case on your behalf. Describe the elements of self- defense that your defense attorney will argue on your behalf. Then, provide an argument as to why you will or will not prevail in court.

Instructions:

Describe the elements of self-defense that your defense attorney will argue on your behalf. Then, provide an argument as to why you will or will not prevail in court.

Requirements:

The assignment shall be in APA format, typed in 12 font Times New Roman, and shall not have been turned in previously to any other instructor for any other course or assignment. Paper length is 1-2 pages not to include the cover page or bibliography. It is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document. The assignment shall be an individual effort and not a group project. Since criminal justice is a social science, the writing requirements of the American Psychological Association, otherwise known as the APA, will be in effect for the research paper assignment.