Questions from General Law

Q: Matthew works as a paralegal for the prosecutor’s office. While organizing

Matthew works as a paralegal for the prosecutor’s office. While organizing a file in preparation for trial he comes across the name and telephone number of a witness who identified the perpetrator of...

Q: Assume that Maria works for the public defender’s office. While organizing

Assume that Maria works for the public defender’s office. While organizing a file in preparation for trial she comes across the name and telephone number of a witness who positively identified the per...

Q: Apply the North Carolina assault statute found in Section 4–5

Apply the North Carolina assault statute found in Section 4–5 to the following facts. a. Bobby is angry with his supervisor. He takes a gun to work, intending to scare his supervisor. He waves the gun...

Q: Summarize the factual dispute in Lorilland Tobacco Co. v. Reilly

Summarize the factual dispute in Lorilland Tobacco Co. v. Reilly. The case syllabus (summary) is found in Appendix VII

Q: Explain how section 1139 found in Figure 4-2 might be

Explain how section 1139 found in Figure 4-2 might be used in the Welsh case.

Q: Charged in a Florida State Court with a noncapital felony, petitioner

Charged in a Florida State Court with a noncapital felony, petitioner appeared without funds and without counsel and asked the Court to appoint counsel for him; but this was denied on the ground that...

Q: What was the Court’s holding in Powell v. Alabama? See

What was the Court’s holding in Powell v. Alabama? See the Gideon v. Wainwright case in this chapter.

Q: Reread the paragraphs taken from the argument made by the United States

Reread the paragraphs taken from the argument made by the United States in support of the petitioner in Minnesota v. Dickerson. What techniques did the writer of these paragraphs use to make this argu...

Q: Refer to the case file at the beginning of the chapter.

Refer to the case file at the beginning of the chapter. If you represented the students, what arguments would you make that the student’s constitutional rights are being violated? If you represented t...

Q: Brian, a twelve year old boy, sitting in a classroom

Brian, a twelve year old boy, sitting in a classroom and fooling around, kicked James, the boy sitting next to him. The kick was intentional. James had recently suffered an injury to the same leg. As...