Exam 9: Discretion and Dilemmas in the Legal Profession

___________ is a type of discredited criminalistics which is outlawed in Illinois and Michigan courtrooms.

Filing unwarranted charges against someone for the purpose of revenge or harassment is known as _____________ prosecution.

Attorneys are supposed to provide legal assistance without personal preference or bias. You are a defense attorney for the ACLU, and you are proud of the work you do, but in one sense, you have become "spoiled": you have never had to take on a case in which you didn't also feel a personal connection with your client. Now you have a case where you have to defend a White Supremacist group that has made a series of viral videos mocking Muslims. A mosque was bombed by a man who watched your client's videos regularly. You yourself are a Muslim. Is this a conflict of interest, in your mind? If so, why? If not, why not?

Explain why the attorney-client privilege is critical to the integrity of the judicial process.

If a public defender is not available, the judge can appoint a local private attorney to represent the defendant.

Prosecutors are required to pursue criminal charges regardless of the wishes of the victim.

Which of the following statements about plea bargaining is correct?

Nix v. Whiteside ruled that defense attorneys can refuse to allow their clients to commit perjury.

Discuss what jury consultants do and why they have been criticized.

Discuss the ethical conflicts that exist for attorneys who must simultaneously act as the advocate for their case as well as an officer of the court.

Judges have discretion in appointing guardian ad litem or indigent cases to attorneys.

A shadow jury is a:

You are defending a client against a murder charge. You have consulted with your client and are making preparations for the upcoming trial. The police have been searching for a weapon but have been unable to find it. This weakens the prosecution's case. Your client tells you that he was able to hide it in a wood pile in his back yard before being arrested. According to the Model Rules, your duty now is to:

Federal sentencing guidelines have generally been upheld by the Supreme Court.

More chief prosecutors work part time now than they did twenty years ago.

The controversial criminalistics approach to evidence that involves dogs is ___________.

You are defending a client against a murder charge. You have consulted with your client and are making preparations for the upcoming trial. The police had a warrant to search inside your client's house, but the weapon was found outside. You believe that the weapon was found and seized improperly, and should not be allowed to be used as evidence, so you will ask the judge to enforce the

The attorney-client privilege relationship is legally comparable to the relationship between:

"Public integrity" units prosecute wrongdoing on the part of _____________________.

Jury consultants are never used by defense attorneys.