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