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Each of these answers received a high score from the Examiner who wrote and graded the essay question or who graded the MPT item. The answers are provided tobe helpful to applicants as they prepare for a future exam. (They are not provided to appeal ascore received on a prior exam, as such regrades are prohibited by Part B, Section 13 of our Rules. ) 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 may not be reproduced or distributed.  \nEssay 1—Sample Answer 1  \n1. The best basis for the objection is on the U.S. constitutional right against self-incrimination. The issue here is whether Don has waived the right by taking the stand to testify. Each individual has a constitutional right against self-incrimination which applies at trial. Although a criminal defendant waives the right to raise this defense by voluntarily taking the stand at a criminal trial, a civil defendant may not refrain from taking the stand if called to testify. Nonetheless, a civil defendant may invoke the right against self-incrimination if the defendant's testimony at the civil trial could implicate him in criminal liability.  \nHere, Don has been asked whether he has confessed to killing Jack. Because this is a civil trial, Don does not have the option of refusing to take the stand, but by answering the question, he could open himself up to criminal liability. Therefore, the question violates Don's right against self-incrimination, and he may elect not to answer.  \n2. The best basis for the objection is on attorney-client privilege grounds. The issue here is whether the question intruded on an attorney-client communication. Communications between an attorney and a client wherein legal advice was sought or given is privileged and may not be disclosed without the client's consent.  \nHere, the question is directly inquiring as to a communication between Don and his attorney regarding the allegations levied against Don, which is the subject of the legal representation. This is likely a conversation in which legal advice was either given or sought, and therefore, this conversation is privileged, and the question is impermissible.  \n3. Because this is a civil trial, the jury is permitted to make a negative inference out of Don's refusal to answer either of the questions.  \nThe issue here is whether the trial is civil or criminal. In a criminal trial, the jury is not permitted to make any negative inference from the defendant's exercise of his right against selfincrimination or his exercise of the attorney-client privilege, as that would impermissibly shift the burden of proof onto the defendant rather than the prosecution. However, in a civil trial, this is  \nless of a concern. In a civil trial, the jury may infer that if the defendant did answer the question, the information would harm the defendant's case.  \nHere, this is a civil trial in which Don has exercised both the right against self-incrimination and the attorney-client privilege. Therefore, the jury is permitted to make a negative inference from the defendant's failure to answer a question due to the exercise of a privilege or the right against self-incrimination.  \n4. The objection is not sufficient if the witness has personal knowledge of the debt which is independent of the written promissory note.  \nThe issue here is whether the best evidence rule applies at all.  \nThe best evidence rule only applies if the evidence being testified to is a legally operative document or if the witness is only testifying to facts which the witness learned by reading the document. If, however, the facts being testified to are not those contained in a legally operative document and are not facts which the witness is merely reciting from his or her memory o","cbCaiqDiYa6xmd7L","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqDiYa6xmd7L","pdf",848258,51,"English","# Essay 1 - Sample Answer 1\n## Self-incrimination objection\n## Attorney-client privilege objection\n## Jury inference in civil vs criminal trials\n## Best evidence rule and promissory note\n## Hostile witness and leading questions\n## Waiver of self-incrimination by taking the stand","[{\"question\":\"What constitutional right is the primary basis for the objection in Essay 1, item 1?\",\"answer\":\"The objection is based on the U.S. constitutional right against self-incrimination, focusing on whether Don waived the right by taking the stand to testify.\"},{\"question\":\"How does attorney-client privilege affect the objection in Essay 1, item 2?\",\"answer\":\"It bars disclosure of communications between an attorney and client where legal advice was sought or given, so a question intruding into that communication is impermissible.\"},{\"question\":\"When does the best evidence rule apply regarding a promissory note?\",\"answer\":\"It applies if the testimony concerns a legally operative document or if the witness is testifying only from facts learned by reading that document; otherwise, the witness may testify from personal knowledge.\"}]","February 2022 Georgia Bar Examination Sample Answers | PDF",1790087829]