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CJA 315 Module 5 Assignment 1 Violence and Drugs in
Centervale Defending Abby
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This LASA assignment is a continuation of the scenario from M3:
Assignment 2 LASA 1. Please reread the scenario fromM3:
Assignment 2 LASA 1 before starting this assignment.
Having successfully completed law school, you are now a second-year
defense attorney with the state. You have been entrusted with the task
of defending Abby, who has been charged with illegal farming of
marijuana with intent to sell and illegal possession of firearms. Abby
has never been charged with a crime before. The firearms possession
charge is a misdemeanor in your state, and the marijuana charge is a
felony. During the course of review of the case, you have been
provided with the following information:
The police report filed by Officer Edward, which contains all the
information regarding the events leading up to the arrest of your
client. The report also includes the observations of Edward's former
partner (who has since been promoted to detective).
A search warrant for the home and subsequent documentation
mentioning that drug paraphernalia and marijuana were found in the
front room of the house. The documentation also mentions that a