July 2021 Georgia Bar Examination Essay and MPT Questions

Sep 21, 2026

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July 2021 Georgia Bar Examination materials present two sets of MPT/Essay-style prompts. Essay 1 centers on a Georgia traffic collision at a four-way stop involving Brian, Brandy, and Donald, including accident facts, injuries, and requested analysis of causes of action, defenses, and damages for Brian and Brandy. Essay 2 describes a funeral protest by an extremist religious group, raising First Amendment issues and Georgia statutory constitutional challenges under OCGA § 16-11-34, with further coverage of hate-crimes enhancements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages46

Reading Time1 h 56 min

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Essay 1

Causes of action and defenses for Brian and additional claims for Brandy

Damages analysis

Essay 2

First Amendment protest rights and funeral-process protection

Constitutionality of OCGA § 16-11-34 (disruptive conduct at funerals)

Constitutionality and application of OCGA § 17-10-17 (hate crimes enhancement)

July 2021 Georgia Bar Examination Essay and MPT Questions Please note that the MPT items are copyrighted by the NCBE and are posted with the permission of the NCBE. They are for your personal use only, and they may not be reproduced or distributed. Essay 1 Brian and his fiancée, Brandy, both age 20, were eating dinner at Watering Hole Bar & Grill when the bartender asked if they wanted to order an alcoholic beverage. The bartender never asked for their age or for any identification, and she brought each of them four margaritas over the course of the dinner. After dinner, Brian and Brandy got into Brian’s car, and he began to drive them home. As Brian traveled through a four-way intersection (each of the intersection’s approaches had a stop sign), he and Brandy were involved in a “t-bone” collision with a delivery truck driven and owned by Donald. Donald was a self-employed commercial truck driver who made deliveries for several local companies. At the time of the collision, Donald was delivering a new entertainment center to a customer of Ed’s Furniture Group. Donald was wearing an “Ed’s Furniture Group” t-shirt and identified himself as “Donald with Ed’s Furniture Group” when he spoke with the store’s customer earlier in the day. Although Donald was instructed by Ed’s to make sure the furniture was delivered that day, Ed’s left it up to Donald to schedule the actual delivery time. As a result of their injuries, Brian, Brandy, and Donald were unable to recall the details of the collision. The investigating officers completed a full accident reconstruction and determined that neither Brian nor Donald had stopped their vehicles for the stop signs at the intersection. Additionally, the officers determined Brian was traveling 25 miles per hour and Donald was traveling 55 miles per hour as they approached the intersection. The posted speed limit on both stretches of roadway was 35 miles per hour. In the collision, Brian suffered a concussion and a badly broken leg requiring surgery. Brandy suffered a traumatic brain injury and was unable to return to work as a result of her injuries. 1. Please discuss the potential causes of action that Brian may assert under Georgia law against any potential defendant. 2. Please discuss any defenses that these potential defendants have against any claims asserted by Brian. 3. Assume Brandy has asserted the same causes of action as Brian. Does Brandy have any additional causes of action she may assert independently, and what, if any, defenses are available to these additional causes of action? 4. Please analyze the damages that may be available to Brandy against all potential defendants. Essay 2 Hondo Jones wanted to serve in the military since he was a child. His father was retired from the Army after 22 years of service. His mother served five years as an Army Nurse. After graduating from college, Hondo joined the Marines. Tragically, he was killed while engaging the enemy in Afghanistan. Hondo’s funeral was arranged to be conducted by Pastor Ethan Smith atthe small church in North Georgia that Hondo’s family had attended for all of his life. It was to bea solemn service with Hondo’s casket draped in an American flag. Three days before the funeral, an extremist religious group known as EFR became aware of the scheduled service. The group was active in anti-military activities and saw Hondo’s funeral as an opportunity to further their cause with a protest rally at the service. While mourners gathered at the church for the funeral, several dozen members of EFR gathered across the street from the church, displaying signs that stated, among other things,“God Hates American Troops.” The EFR members shouted that the deaths of soldiers were God’s retribution against the United States for its liberal social policies. The group was loud, animated, and aggressive. Pastor Smith repeatedly asked the group to stop what they were doing and leave, but his requests were ignored. At ti

FAQs

How does Essay 2 frame the constitutional questions about the funeral protest?

Essay 2 asks what First Amendment provisions could support the protestors’ right to protest and which constitutional provisions could protect the funeral process from the protest. It also asks for the best arguments for and against constitutionality of Georgia’s OCGA § 16-11-34 statute, and it references Georgia’s hate-crimes statute under OCGA § 17-10-17 for enhanced sentencing.

Sep 21, 2026

Uploaded by Mabel