Donald, a Defense Attorney, Has Been Hired to Represent Robert

question 30

Multiple Choice

Donald, a defense attorney, has been hired to represent Robert who is charged with robbery. Robert has an extensive criminal record and does not want to go to trial. Robert confessed to the police but hopes that Donald can prevent the confession being admitted at trial. Donald filed a motion to suppress Robert's confession. When is the court most likely to consider this motion?

• A) Before the arraignment
• B) At the preliminary hearing
• C) At a pre-trial hearing held for the specific purpose of considering  suppression motions
• D) The judge will consider the motion after the officer testifies at trial about the procedures he used to obtained the confession

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Definitions:

Conversion Costs

The combination of direct labor and factory overhead costs; in lean accounting, the account in which is accumulated the costs of direct labor and factory overhead.

Manufacturing Overhead Control

This involves managing and recording all indirect production costs associated with manufacturing operations, including utilities, maintenance, and equipment depreciation.

Backflush Accounting

A simplification of the accounting system by eliminating the accumulation and transfer of product costs by departments (intermediate departmental work in process accounts), but instead pulls the material and conversion costs directly to finished goods.

Work in Process Inventories

Items in various stages of production but not yet completed, representing a component of a manufacturer's inventory.