Reference no: EM133229811

State of Florida v. Casey Murphy On August 20, 2018, Casey Murphy enrolled as a freshman at Southern Coastal University ("SCU") in Palmetto County, Florida, a Top 20 public university. Murphy, 18 years old, aspired to attend SCU since his/her childhood because the Murphy family is a legacy at MCU. Murphy's grandfather, grandmother, mother, and aunt attended SCU. Murphy's brother, Patrick, was also entering his senior year at SCU at the time of Murphy's enrollment. However, Murphy's road to enrollment was not simple. Prior to graduating from Summer Creek High School in May 2018, Murphy was waitlisted at SCU. Murphy planned to attend a local junior college starting that fall when, on August 1, 2018, Murphy received an admission letter from SCU. As a condition of enrollment, Murphy was placed on a "No Excuses" probationary status, requiring Murphy to maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average and to avoid any violations of federal and state law or the SCU Student Conduct Code. 

ost your thoughts as to if the Defendant is Guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt" and explain why (i.e., specifically point to facts in the case that you believe support your thoughts).  Your first posting should specifically state which statute the defendant is guilty under and try to convince other students you are correct by explaining your rationale by pointing to specific facts.   Your deliberations should be posted with the title or in the reason line "1^st deliberation" to show the instructor and other students these are your first thoughts.  If you feel the Defendant is guilty, then which of the degrees of Arson is he guilty of (1st Degree or 2nd Degree--see the Florida Statute and Charging documents) and explain what evidence convinced you that the defendant was guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt" and why?

Part 2

Deliberate with your fellow students and reply to another student explaining if you agree or disagree with their "1^st Deliberation" posting as to if the Defendant is Guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt" and explain why.  Try to convince the other student that they are correct or incorrect by pointing to specific facts in the case.  Your reply to another student should be posted with the title or in the reason line "2^nd Deliberations" to show the instructor and other students these are your thoughts.

Part 3

AFTER you finish posting your two (2) "deliberations" postings, then post your final personal verdict and title it "verdict" in the subject line and title of your posting.  You should address in your "verdict" posting using the following bullet points: 

• Is the Defendant Guilty?  (ie. all the elements of the crime have been proven by "beyond a reasonable doubt")   
• If the Defendant is guilty, then which of the degrees of Arson is he guilty of (1st Degree or 2nd Degree--see the Florida Statute and Charging documents) and explain what evidence convinced you that the defendant was guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt" and why?
• IF you feel that the Defendant is NOT Guilty, then explain why you feel that way, pointing to specific evidence that would prevent the prosecutor from proving the charges "beyond a reasonable doubt".