A document filed with the court at the beginning of the trial in which the author tries to persuade the trial judge and interpret the law in a way that is favorable to the author's client:
A) Issue brief B) Trial brief
C) Memorandum of law D) Predictive memorandum
B
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?An agreement, or compact, between two or more nations, is called a
A. ?contract. B. ?tort. C. ?treaty. D. ?statute.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The most commonly used method of execution today is the electric chair. 2. The government can forcibly medicate a person so that person will be competent to stand trial if such treatment is medically appropriate, is unlikely to have side effects that may undermine the trial's fairness, and is necessary to further important governmental trial- related interests, taking into account any possible less intrusive measures. 3. In the case Atkins v. Virginia, the Supreme Court found that contemporary standards of what is appropriate have changed, and that mentally retarded people may still be executed if found guilty of a capital crime. 4. Rape is not a capital offense. 5. If conditions in prison can lead to serious illness or injury, if they are "wanton and unnecessary infliction of pain," then the conditions violate the Eighth Amendment.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Depositions are a posttrial discovery device. 2. Depositions are a pretrial tool where the opportunity is given to ask questions of both parties and witnesses under oath. 3. Oral depositions are the traditional form of deposition with questions asked of "deponents" under oath and recorded. 4. Depositions cannot be videotaped. 5. Depositions do not allow for attorneys to observe the opposing party's witnesses.
Title VII protects a person from being discriminated against on the basis of age
Indicate whether the statement is true or false