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Criminal Law Keyed to Weaver
United States v. Lake
Facts
Lake (Defendant) went to the beach at Little Magen’s Bay in St. Thomas and saw Milton Clarke (Clarke) sitting in the sand reading. Defendant approached Clarke and asked if Clarke owned a white car parked near the beach in the parking lot. The parking lot was located at the top of a hill and was not visible from the beach. Clarke told Defendant that he did own the white car, and Defendant walked away. Defendant returned, however, and asked Clarke if he could borrow the car. Clarke refused. Defendant returned twice more, and when Clarke told Defendant to leave him alone, Defendant pulled out a gun and demanded Clarke’s car keys. Clarke told Defendant he did not have the keys, and Defendant walked Clarke out to the water. While Clarke was in the water, he saw his friend Pamela Croaker (Croaker) on the beach and called out to warn her. Defendant then approached Croaker and demanded the keys to her car. When Croaker refused, the two tussled, and Defendant held the gun to Croaker’s head. Croaker gave Defendant the keys, and Defendant walked up the path leading to the parking lot. Croaker and Clarke followed Defendant, but by the time they got to the parking lot, Defendant was driving away. At Defendant’s trial, Croaker and Clarke testified that they were both very scared when they reached the parking lot. Croaker also testified she was in great fear after seeing Defendant’s gun.
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