Question: Please provide a brief explanation for your selected answer choice. 1- Tom and Giselle are in the middle of a bitter divorce. Tom picks up

Please provide a brief explanation for your selected answer choice.

1- Tom and Giselle are in the middle of a bitter divorce. Tom picks up their children from the bus stop on Wednesdays. One Wednesday, after losing a recent divorce hearing, Tom wants to make Giselle pay, so he calls Giselle and tells her the children were seriously injured in traffic at the bus stop, and he is taking them to the hospital. Tom knows this will worry Giselle and upset her. Giselle rushes to the hospital to discover the children are fine. Giselle may sue for (A) assault; (B) intentional infliction of emotional distress; (C) no tort, but she might have Tom prosecuted for a crime; (D) false imprisonment.

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2- Armando credibly threatened to harm Mencas family if she did not agree to help him operate a prostitution ring. It is likely that a jury would find Menca not guilty of a crime in this case because (A) of the exclusionary rule; (B) of the prohibition against double jeopardy; (C) she was acting under duress; (D) entrapment has occurred.

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3- Officer Krupke receives a tip from a reliable source that Bernardo is dealing drugs out of his apartment. Officer Krupke requests a search warrant. The warrant will (A) be granted because police officers are granted search warrants upon request; (B) be granted if Officer Krupke states the need to search Bernardos living room and bedroom for drug paraphernalia such as pipes and needles, drugs such as heroin, and large amounts of cash such as $100 bills; (C) not be granted because search warrants are not permitted to search living quarters such as apartments and houses due to the high degree of privacy afforded such dwellings; (D) be granted because, due to the war on drugs, all search warrants regarding drug activity are automatically approved.

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4- Elektra attacked Damon at a ball with a trophy, causing Damon to incur medical expenses and lost wages. Which of the following is true? (A) Elektra can be prosecuted by the state for a criminal offense, and Damon may sue her for money damages. (B) If Elektra is convicted of criminal assault, Damon is not allowed to sue her for money damages because that would violate the double jeopardy clause of the Constitution. (C) If Damon refuses to press charges against Elektra, the state cannot initiate a criminal proceeding against her. (D) Damon can either elect to sue for money damages or proceed with criminal charges.

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5- Jamie Fraser hired Alba Movers to move his collection of antique Scottish Highland weapons to his new farm in North Carolina. The movers, wanting to move everything in a single trip, loaded an open bed truck too high. Several wooden weapons crashed to the ground. They were not even scratched or dented. If Jamie brings a negligence action against Alba Movers. What is the most likely result in this case? (A) Jamie will collect compensatory damages equal to the value of his property. (B) Jamie will collect punitive damages because Alba Movers committed negligence per se. (C) Jamie will collect compensatory because res ipsa loquitur applies. (D) Jamie will not collect damages because his property was not damaged or destroyed.

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