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Delaware Essays | Warrants and Exceptions | ESSAY
Hard
...4B and "all phones, computers, tablets, papers, and property showing criminal activity." During the search, officers open Dario's laptop and search years of photos, messages, and financial files. They find a photo of a...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. IV, Del. Const. art. I, Section 6, 11 Del. C. §§ 2306, 2307, 2310, Illinois v. Gates, Franks v. Delaware, Marron v. United States, Riley v. California, Horton v. California
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Delaware Essays | Justiciability | ESSAY
Medium
...ent. Professor also sued. Professor says she may someday distribute a law-review reprint near a courthouse, but she has no planned date, no drafted leaflet, and no reason to think the prosecutor knows of her possible fut...
Citations: Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner, Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
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Delaware Essays | Trial Rights | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...sts Delaware and federal speedy-trial rights. Delaware Superior Court Criminal Rule 48(b), Barker v. Wingo, People v. Engram
Citations: Delaware Superior Court Criminal Rule 48(b), Barker v. Wingo, People v. Engram
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Delaware Essays | Trial Rights | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
.... Delaware Constitution article I, Section 7, Delaware Superior Court Criminal Rule 23, Ramos v. Louisiana
Citations: Delaware Constitution article I, Section 7, Delaware Superior Court Criminal Rule 23, Ramos v. Louisiana
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Delaware Essays | Miranda | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...arnings and an oral waiver, a suspect says, "Maybe I should talk to a lawyer." Five minutes later, after more questioning, the suspect says, "I want a lawyer before I answer any more questions." Which statement best desc...
Citations: Davis v. United States, Edwards v. Arizona
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Delaware Essays | Justiciability | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
Driver alleges that police unlawfully stopped him once last year. He seeks damages for the completed stop and an injunction barring the department from using similar tactics against anyone. Driver does not allege that he...
Citations: City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, O'Shea v. Littleton
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Delaware Essays | Miranda | ESSAY
Hard
...harmacy burglary. After complete Miranda warnings, he says, "I want a lawyer before we talk about the burglary." The detectives immediately stop. The next day, Omar appears in court, speaks briefly with an appointed lawy...
Citations: Edwards v. Arizona, Minnick v. Mississippi, Maryland v. Shatzer, Miranda v. Arizona
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Delaware Essays | Parol Evidence | ESSAY
Medium
...you sign this week, my team will also rebuild your social-media pages and run the first month of ads at no extra charge." Two days later, the parties signed a 12-page agreement titled "Complete Restaurant Operations Cons...
Citations: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. sec. 1856, Cal. Civ. Code sec. 1625
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Delaware Essays | Arrests and Stops | ESSAY
Hard
...er the misdemeanor. Discuss whether the home entries and arrests were lawful. Do not discuss physical searches or evidence remedies. This essay tests home arrest authority, suspect-home versus third-party-home entry, and...
Citations: Payton v. New York, Steagald v. United States, Lange v. Delaware
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Delaware Essays | Erie Doctrine | ESSAY
Hard
A Pennsylvania patient sued a Delaware physician in federal court in Wilmington, invoking diversity jurisdiction and alleging Delaware medical negligence. Delaware law requires a plaintiff in a health-care negligence act...
Citations: Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, Hanna v. Plumer, Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.
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Delaware Essays | Appeals | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
A lawyer is evaluating whether several Delaware and federal trial-court rulings can be appealed immediately before the rest of the case proceeds. Which ruling is immediately appealable as of right? The federal order gran...
Citations: 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), Del. Supr. Ct. R. 42
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Delaware Essays | Erie Doctrine | ESSAY
Hard
...sity action in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against the executor of a Delaware estate, alleging that the decedent negligently designed a warehouse loading platform in Wilmington. The plai...
Citations: Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, Hanna v. Plumer, Fed. R. Civ. P. 4, 28 U.S.C. section 2072
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Delaware Essays | Exclusionary Rule | ESSAY
Medium
Delaware officers have a valid warrant to seize stolen tablets from Mei's apartment. They execute the warrant without knocking or announcing, even though no emergency exists. Inside, they find the tablets listed in the w...
Citations: Cal. Const. art. I, sec. 28(f)(2), In re Lance W., Hudson v. Michigan, United States v. Havens, Walder v. United States
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Delaware Essays | Exclusionary Rule | ESSAY
Hard
Delaware officers suspect Lena of using a warehouse to store stolen electronics. Without a warrant, officers enter her apartment while she is at work. In the living room, they see a delivery receipt listing a warehouse a...
Citations: Rakas v. Illinois, Wong Sun v. United States, Murray v. United States, Cal. Const. art. I, sec. 28(f)(2)
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Delaware Essays | Exclusionary Rule | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
In a Delaware criminal case, a defendant argues that relevant physical evidence should be suppressed solely because the search would have violated a broader Delaware constitutional rule that is not required by federal la...
Citations: Cal. Const. art. I, sec. 28(f)(2), In re Lance W.
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Delaware Essays | Warrants and Exceptions | ESSAY
Hard
Omar is on Delaware probation with written conditions requiring him to submit to residence and property searches conducted under probation procedures. Officers know of the condition and go to the apartment Omar shares wi...
Citations: 11 Del. C. § 4321(d), United States v. Knights, Horton v. California, Caniglia v. Strom, City of Los Angeles v. Patel, New York v. Burger
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Delaware Essays | Joinder | ESSAY
Hard
Two Delaware residents and a Maryland resident were injured when a tour bus, a delivery van, and a construction barrier collided on I-95 near Wilmington. The three injured plaintiffs file one diversity action in the Dist...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 18, Fed. R. Civ. P. 20, 28 U.S.C. section 1367
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Delaware Essays | Due Process | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...sidy "shall be paid" to applicants who meet listed income, residency, and disability criteria. An applicant meeting those criteria is denied without a hearing. How should a court evaluate the threshold property-interest...
Citations: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/408/564/
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Delaware Essays | Parol Evidence | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...ng contract contains a clause stating, "This contract is the complete and exclusive statement of the parties' agreement and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings." A dispute later arises over whether a...
Citations: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. sec. 1856
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Delaware Essays | Performance and Breach | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...vation in good faith. The storefront opened on time, but two cabinet handles were the wrong finish and one small trim piece needed repainting. The defects could be fixed in one afternoon for a small amount compared with...
Citations: CACI No. 312, Connell v. Higgins
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Delaware Essays | Trial Rights | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
During jury selection in a criminal case, the judge excludes the public because the courtroom has limited seating and the judge wants jurors to speak freely. What must the court do before closing the proceeding? This que...
Citations: Waller v. Georgia, Presley v. Georgia
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Delaware Essays | Arrests and Stops | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
Officer completes a warning for a broken taillight and has finished checking licenses and warrants. Officer then keeps the car stopped for ten more minutes to investigate unrelated suspected drug activity, although no ne...
Citations: Rodriguez v. United States
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Delaware Essays | Trial Rights | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...nd removal for disruption. Illinois v. Allen, Delaware Superior Court Criminal Rule 43
Citations: Illinois v. Allen, Delaware Superior Court Criminal Rule 43
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Delaware Essays | Trial Rights | ESSAY
Medium
...Missouri, People v. Duran, Illinois v. Allen, Delaware Superior Court Criminal Rule 43
Citations: Waller v. Georgia, Presley v. Georgia, Deck v. Missouri, People v. Duran, Illinois v. Allen, Delaware Superior Court Criminal Rule 43