The very first crime that should be mentioned is the scenario in the beginning of the movie, when Alan finds Fletch and offers him $1,000 to come to his house and hear his proposal. Fletch agrees with Alan and so they go to Alan’s house. Alan tells Fletch that he has bone cancer and is going to die a long painful death, so he wants Fletch to kill him. Fletch questions why he wouldn’t just kill himself, but Alan explains how if he were to commit suicide, his life insurance policy would be void and his wife would get nothing. Alan tells Fletch he will give him $50,000 to come to his house and shoot him with his gun, assuring him that it would not get traced back to him and would also get him a sure way out of the country. So far, the big crime
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The first act happens when Fletch is walking around the tennis club trying to get information on Alan. As he is walking to the tennis court where Alan’s wife, Gail, is playing, he overhears a man yelling at one of the waiters. The man yelling had the name of Mr. Underhill. After a while, Fletch is approached by a waiter and asks if he wants anything to drink, so Fletch tells him what he wants and tells him to put in on Mr. Underhill’s bill. This happens again a little later in the movie when Fletch goes to the cabana to have lunch with Gail. Again, the waiter asks what he wants and Fletch orders some expensive items, like lobster and caviar, as well as two bottles of some expensive wine. This crime may not be as noticeable about the conspiracy to murder, but it is a crime none the less according to Section 223.0 of the Model Penal Code. Article 223 of the Model Penal Code covers theft and related offenses. It states that theft is when someone withholds property of another person in which it would also be unlikely that it would be able to be recovered by the owner. This code makes sense in this situation because Fletch never had the intention of repaying Mr. Underhill. Mr. Underhill’s tab was charged for $400, so Fletch got lucky in a way. Had he charged $500, he could have been convicted of a third degree felony because of the …show more content…
With their sirens blaring, they speed onto the beach and start chasing a black male. Since Fletch had been hanging around the beach for a while to try and uncover the whole drug dealing situation, he chases after the cops and black man. When they eventually stop, one of the cops starts beating the suspect viciously and with a lot of force. Fletch tries to interfere so he can stop the beating on the black man. A second police officer punches Fletch and he falls to the ground while they put the man in the police car and drive away. Fletch continues to interfere by throwing a rock at the back window of the police car, actually shattering it. In the Federal Criminal Code, section 1507, it is explained that someone is considered guilty of obstruction of justice if they interfere or attempt to interfere with the courts, judicial system, as well as law enforcement officer, in an unlawful way. Fletch demonstrates this criminal act when he tries to interfere with the police officers while they are trying to make an arrest. He also demonstrates damaging property of the government when he throws the rock and breaks the back window. His intentions were good but that does not justify his
The first act happens when Fletch is walking around the tennis club trying to get information on Alan. As he is walking to the tennis court where Alan’s wife, Gail, is playing, he overhears a man yelling at one of the waiters. The man yelling had the name of Mr. Underhill. After a while, Fletch is approached by a waiter and asks if he wants anything to drink, so Fletch tells him what he wants and tells him to put in on Mr. Underhill’s bill. This happens again a little later in the movie when Fletch goes to the cabana to have lunch with Gail. Again, the waiter asks what he wants and Fletch orders some expensive items, like lobster and caviar, as well as two bottles of some expensive wine. This crime may not be as noticeable about the conspiracy to murder, but it is a crime none the less according to Section 223.0 of the Model Penal Code. Article 223 of the Model Penal Code covers theft and related offenses. It states that theft is when someone withholds property of another person in which it would also be unlikely that it would be able to be recovered by the owner. This code makes sense in this situation because Fletch never had the intention of repaying Mr. Underhill. Mr. Underhill’s tab was charged for $400, so Fletch got lucky in a way. Had he charged $500, he could have been convicted of a third degree felony because of the …show more content…
With their sirens blaring, they speed onto the beach and start chasing a black male. Since Fletch had been hanging around the beach for a while to try and uncover the whole drug dealing situation, he chases after the cops and black man. When they eventually stop, one of the cops starts beating the suspect viciously and with a lot of force. Fletch tries to interfere so he can stop the beating on the black man. A second police officer punches Fletch and he falls to the ground while they put the man in the police car and drive away. Fletch continues to interfere by throwing a rock at the back window of the police car, actually shattering it. In the Federal Criminal Code, section 1507, it is explained that someone is considered guilty of obstruction of justice if they interfere or attempt to interfere with the courts, judicial system, as well as law enforcement officer, in an unlawful way. Fletch demonstrates this criminal act when he tries to interfere with the police officers while they are trying to make an arrest. He also demonstrates damaging property of the government when he throws the rock and breaks the back window. His intentions were good but that does not justify his