Defendant Jonas was on trial for 1st degree manslaughter. The trial was 8 days long. The jury was then given instructions and went into the jury room to deliberate. Approximately two hours later, the jury sent a note out to the judge saying that they could not reach a verdict. After receiving the note, the judge met with the jury in a group and told them that they had not deliberated long enough, that they may be missing the importance of some evidence, or maybe were not looking at all of the evidence. After this meeting with the judge, the jury went back to deliberations and, five hours later returned a guilty verdict. The defendant
A) has an argument that the verdict should be overturned because of suppression of evidence.
B) has no legal arguments based on the information provided.
C) has an argument that the verdict should be overturned due to spoliation of evidence.
D) has an argument that the verdict should be overturned due to the ex parte communication between the judge and the jury.
Q. #2The primary purpose of a workers' compensation investigation is to determine which party was at fault.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. #3Which of the following statements is true with respect to billing for paralegal services?
A) Paralegals are required to keep track of the time they spend working on individual client files as there must be documentation of the time they spend on each case.
B) Fees for paralegal services are routinely set at the same rate as the supervising attorney.
C) Attorneys can only charge for the legal services they personally provide and cannot charge clients for services performed by paralegals because they are not attorneys.
D) Attorneys can split legal fees with paralegals.
Q. #4Which of the following is NOT a primary objective of an initial client interview?
A) Draft any pleadings that may be required.
B) Identify the nature of the client's need for services.
C) Identify any urgent deadlines or emergency situations needing immediate attention.
D) Discuss the proposed scope of representation and potential fees, costs, and payment terms.
Q. #5Some states have private, public and self-insured system in place.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. #6Harry Yee has been hired as a paralegal in a family law practice. The first divorce case he is assigned to work on involves a situation in which a wife, Deb, is suing her husband, Peter, for divorce. The husband has maintained all the couple's financial records and also keeps all his personal files on his computer. Deb is concerned that she will never be able to access any of this information. Which of the following statements is true with respect to this situation?
A) Deb will never be able to access this information because data retained in electronic form by a party is not discoverable.
B) Under federal and state law, Peter has an absolute right to keep all of the parties' financial records private.
C) The records are discoverable if not protected by privilege or some other consideration.
D) None of the above statements is true.
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