Spring 2016
Each essay should be one page of text (exclusive of cover sheet and reference list), APA
style citation (only where necessary), single spaced, 1 inch margins, and times new roman font.
Students must achieve a green score in Turnitin before submitting it to the Professor.
This mid-term is about using your critical thinking skills and applying the law. You may not
need to cite any journals or other resources making APA citations unnecessary. However, if you
opt to cite to other sources then please employ APA citations where needed. Citations to law
(case law and otherwise) should remain in legal citation format not APA.
ESSAY ONE
Apply the elements of negligence (duty to care, breach of duty, injury and causation) to the facts
in the case: Niles v. City of San Rafael, 116 Cal. Rptr. 733 (Cal. Ct. App.1974). Include a link or
PDF of the actual court case with your answer. After applying the elements comment on the
court’s decision. Do you agree? If so, why? Do you disagree? If so, why? Describe the
strongest argument in the case. (Note: There is information in your textbook that can assist with
this process).
ESSAY TWO
Find and read the case, People v. Diaz, 834 P.2d 1171 (Cal. 1992). Include a link or PDF of the
actual court case with your answer. How did the evidence show when there was no eyewitnesses
that the defendant was the one who killed the 12 patients?