Jonnie Is a Defense Attorney Representing a Client Charged with Drug

question 12

Multiple Choice

Jonnie is a defense attorney representing a client charged with drug offenses. He conducts a survey in the community and discovers that residents with conservative politics are particularly unsympathetic to defendants in drug cases. He therefore decides to use his peremptory challenges during jury selection to remove from the panel prospective jurors with a history of voting for conservative political candidates. Jonnie is making use of

• A) scientific jury selection.
• B) an implicit personality theory.
• C) trial attorney intuition.
• D) jury consultants.

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Definitions:

Net Present Value

Net present value is the calculation to determine the present value of a series of future cash flows minus the initial investment cost, used to assess the profitability of investments.

Net Cash Inflows

The total amount of money received from an investment, project, or business operation, after deducting all associated cash outflows.

Discount Rate

The discount rate applied in the computation of present value through discounted cash flow analysis for future cash flows.

Net Present Value

The difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period of time.