You Represent a Famous Journalist Who Has Been Incarcerated for Failure

question 72

Essay

You represent a famous journalist who has been incarcerated for failure to disclose a confidential source to a prosecutor working on a murder case in your town. The prosecutor insists she needs all available information to convict a loathsome murderer. How would you argue to the judge that your client should not be imprisoned?

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Definitions:

Fascia

A band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs.

Tendon

A tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension.

Right Little Finger

The smallest finger on the right hand, important for hand function and grip stabilization.

Forearm Level

Relating to or situated in the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.