1) List some laws justified by legal paternalism

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1) List some laws justified by legal paternalism. Provide the rationale for such laws as well as opposing arguments. Discuss some types of laws that are justified by legal moralism. What are the major arguments for and against such laws.

2) You are a District attorney prosecuting a burglary case. The defendant is willing to plead guilty in return for a sentence of probation, and you believe that this is a fair punishment because your evidence may not support a conviction. However, the victims are upset and want to see the offender receive prison time. They insist that you try the case. What should you do?

3) You are a judge who believes that individuals should be allowed to choose when to die. You personally had to watch your parents di long and agonizing deaths because your state does not have a right to die statute. Before you, is a doctor who is being prosecuted for giving a lethal dose of morphine to a patient dying of terminal cancer. The family of the patient did not want the prosecution, the majority of the public is not in favor of the prosecution, but the prosecutor believes that if the law was in place, it should be enforced. The doctor has opted for a bench trial. What would you do?