Tucker Is Defending a Client Wrongly Accused of Theft and Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

Tucker is defending a client wrongly accused of theft and is deciding whether the jury should see a tape showing the client confessing under extreme duress. Tucker's knowledge of the fundamental attribution error leads him to the conclusion that the jury would probably __________.

• A) disregard the client's confession and concentrate on the circumstances under which it was extracted
• B) deplore the police brutality involved, but still tend to believe that the confession was sincere
• C) weigh the confession against the circumstances under which it was made and be more convinced of the client's innocence
• D) not be influenced by the client's confession nor the circumstances under which it occurred

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Semantic System

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