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Question

Your supervising attorney has asked you to write a letter that will be sent to an Alabama prosecutor. Your client is Lester Cool. Cool lives in Alabama. He owns a home. His neighbor across the street from Cool was away on vacation. Whenever these neighbors are away on summer vacation, Cool has watered the neighbor's outdoor plants in the front yard. These neighbors were always grateful that Cool was such a thoughtful neighbor. One day, at about 6:00 pm, when Cool was watering this neighbor's plants, a police car pull up in front of the neighbor's house. A different neighbor had called the police and reported suspicious activity. The police officer approached Cool and asked "What you doing here, man?" Holding the water hose, Cool answered, "Watering flowers." Cool stated his name and noted that he is a religious leader at the local congregation and lives across the street. The police officer asked him to provide identification. Cool declined to do so and stated that he had done nothing wrong. The police officer arrested Cool in front of his neighbor's house and charged him with "obstructing government operations." Cool was.