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:

Surplus

A situation in which the quantity supplied of a good exceeds the quantity demanded at the current price, often leading to a price decrease.

Deficit

The financial situation in which expenditures exceed revenues over a specified period, leading to borrowing or depletion of funds.

Trade Surplus

A situation where the value of a country's exports exceeds the value of its imports over a given period.