Jerry, a Lawyer, Has Read About a Case (Jones V

question 48

Multiple Choice

Jerry, a lawyer, has read about a case (Jones v.Arizona) that he thinks will help one of his clients. Jerry wants to make sure that he remembers to discuss the case with his client and that he brings up the case in his opening statement in court. His BEST approach is likely to be to

• A) repeat to himself, over and over again, "Don't forget Jones v.Arizona."
• B) use a mnemonic device, like the peg-word system, and hope that his client and the judge do not think him odd for saying, "One is a bun . . ." in court.
• C) build multiple retrieval paths between the new case and the situations in which he wishes to use it.
• D) put the case book containing Jones v.Arizona on his desk with all of the other books and hope he finds it when his client arrives and when he writes his opening statement.

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