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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Reverse a conviction
B Suppress evidence
C All of these
D Dismiss charges
Question #2
A Require that they seek justice
B Mandate that they drop a case that is unsupported by probable cause
C Say that they must disclose exculpatory evidence
D All of these
Question #3
A A court order that restricts information or public comment about a case
B A court order that sanctions a lawyer for violating the ethics rules about trial publicity
C An agreement of the opposing counsel that they will not talk to the press
D An agreement by the opposing parties that they will not talk to the press
Question #4
A The rights to free association and fair trial
B The rights to confront witnesses and fair trial
C The rights to fair trial and free expression
D The rights to fair trial and the 14th amendment
Question #5
A Allow payment of fees to all witnesses
B Disallow payment to any witness
C Allow payment to experts only if the hiring lawyer prevails
D Allow payment to expert witnesses
Question #6
A Do not prohibit preparing witnesses to testify
B Prohibit lawyers from preparing witnesses to testify
C Prohibit lawyers from preparing witnesses and clients to testify
D Permit lawyers to give only information to witnesses, not advice
Question #7
A The lawyer is not trying to influence the person
B Never
C The person is a close friend
D The person is seeking a second opinion
Question #8
A Court personnel
B Opposing counsel
C Represented persons
D Unrepresented persons
Question #9
A Criminal prosecution of the lawyer
B The court declares a mistrial
C The lawyer is disciplined
D All of these
Question #10
A At designated breaks during a trial
B After the trial
C Never
D Before the jury is selected
Question #11
A Provide that lawyers may not communicate with the judge in a case without the presence of the opposing counsel
B Prohibit lawyers from talking to judges about cases, including those outside the court’s jurisdiction
C Restrict social contacts with judges, except through authorized bar association activities
D Forbid lawyers and judges from attending the same continuing education activities
Question #12
A Is also covered in the judicial canons
B Is included in the ethics codes by prohibiting lawyers from giving or lending anything of value to a judge
C All of these
D Is defined as the crime of giving or receiving something of value in payment for an official act
Question #13
A Obstruction of justice charges
B Contempt charges
C A civil action for spoliation
D All of these
Question #14
A Obscure the ruling by putting it in a footnote
B Withdraw from representation
C Cite it but seek to distinguish it factually or legally if possible
D Not cite it because it is up to opposing counsel to do so
Question #15
A Do whatever the client instructs
B None of these
C Call on the client to testify but refuse to participate
D Not call on the client to testify and withdraw
Question #16
A Altering evidence
B Concealing evidence
C Falsifying evidence
D All of these
Question #17
A The same standard of care as obstruction of justice
B Disclosure of all known facts about a case in discovery
C Lawyers to rectify a fraud on the court unless privileged
D The lawyer to reveal client and witness perjury to the judge
Question #18
A A fine is automatic
B Jail time is automatic
C The only remedy is contempt
D The remedy can be contempt and an ethics charge
Question #19
A Failing to complete discovery in accordance with court rules
B Misquoting a case in an appellate brief
C Not answering phone calls of the opposing counsel within two days
D Waiting until the last day of the filing period to file a document
Question #20
A There are no exceptions
B They can be brought to challenge the existing law
C They can be brought with the client’s informed written consent
D They can be brought to force the other party to expend funds to defend the case