Assume that you are a paralegal in a firm working for the defendant, Mr. Hart, in Case I. For an interview with Mr. Hart:
a. Draft a set of five questions pertinent to the element of breach of duty, specifically Mr. Hart's attentiveness.
b. Draft five questions for Mr. Hart regarding plaintiff's comparative negligence.?
What will be an ideal response?
Questions on attentiveness could cover:• Distraction on either side of road• Reaching for anything in car• Adjusting radio, tape player, clock, etc.• Lighting cigarette, pushing in lighter• Reading directions to house• When first saw plaintiff• How long it took to brake• Others?Questions on comparative negligence could cover:• When did plaintiff see you?• Where was plaintiff looking when you first saw her?• Did she move further into the path of the van after you saw her?• Was anything obscuring her vision?• What was she wearing?• Was she walking fast or slow?• Once you saw her, was there anything she could have done to avoid the accident?
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What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. A murder that is committed out of necessity or duty without any criminal intent is called excusable homicide. 2. Sentences for manslaughter are much more severe than those for first-degree murder. 3. If a person cuts you off on the highway and then makes an inappropriate hand gesture in your direction, and you then follow him to his place of business and shoot him (causing him to die), you can legally claim to have done so in the heat of passion. 4. In order to charge a person with murder, there must be a dead body to show that a crime has actually been committed in the first place. 5. Two or more people who agree to commit a crime constitute a criminal conspiracy.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false