Explain work product privilege and describe the work product privilege rule.
What will be an ideal response?
Work product privilege is, the protection of information and research prepared “on anticipation of litigation or trial by or for a party or his representatives.” The work product privilege rule means that a party cannot “obtain discovery of documents and tangible things prepared in anticipation of litigation.” The exception to this rule is when an opposing party can “prove that it needs the information and cannot obtain it any other way.”
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The doctrine that specific rights expressed in the Bill of Rights are included in the concept of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment and thereby made applicable to the states is known as the _____ doctrine
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Encryption programs use mathematical formulas called __________ to scramble documents
a. forms b. algorithms c. computations d. formulas
John is called to the stand and is sworn in. The case involves a charge of running a red light and John is the state’s main witness against the defendant. When the prosecutor asks John what color the light was when the defendant went through it, John says, “I’m not sure.” The prosecutor refers to John’s statement at the time, where John told police that the light was red. John says that he doesn’t remember giving a statement to the police. Can John be prosecuted?
a. Yes, for obstruction of justice. b. Yes, for resisting arrest. c. No, because his testimony does not amount to perjury. d. No, because his testimony does not amount to witness tampering.
If, during an initial client interview, your supervising attorney does not inform the client that you, as a paralegal, cannot give legal advice, you should:
a. Not say anything b. Inform the client that you cannot give legal advice c. Wait and see what happens d. None of these choices are correct