Attorney Jones and Judge Ashford were high school "frienemies." (People who are friends and enemies at the same time.) After Ashford became a judge, Jones played a series of pranks on him including exploding indoor confetti fireworks in the judge's bathroom, leaving a threatening note in his court mailbox, and leaving anonymous threatening messages on his courtroom answering machine. Although
meant to be pranks, Jones' actions may be
A) considered a crime against the court under "the rule of objectivity."
B) nothing. There is nothing wrong with this behavior.
C) prejudicial to the administration of justice if the average person would take them seriously
D) cause for disbarment
C
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A. ?A law prohibiting employment discrimination B. ?A law making stealing a crime C. ?A law requiring that a complaint be filed to begin a lawsuit D. ?A law requiring a person to be sixteen years old to obtain a driver's license
Careful analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of your case, your opponent's case, and sharing all the evidence that will be presented at trial allows the litigants:
A) To preserve testimony B) To impeach witnesses C) To pursue settlement D) To prepare for trial
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A. ?Double jeopardy B. ?Excessive bail and fines C. ?Self-incrimination D. ?Cruel and unusual punishment
A wrong for which the law provides a remedy: _____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).