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Grand Jury Evidence Is Screened Like Trial Evidence

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

Subject distribution

  • CRIMINAL1

Example wrong choices

  • 14561_grand_jury_lantern_prints · CRIMINAL · Choice AGranted, because the assistant was acting as a police agent and the warrantless removal of the lantern was unconstitutional.

    Why it's attractive

    litigates agency instead of grand-jury timing

    Why it's wrong

    litigates agency instead of grand-jury timing

  • 14561_grand_jury_lantern_prints · CRIMINAL · Choice CDenied, because the lantern was removed from Stephen's possession by a private citizen and not a police officer.

    Why it's attractive

    denies the motion for a private-citizen reason despite police persuasion

    Why it's wrong

    denies the motion for a private-citizen reason despite police persuasion

  • 14561_grand_jury_lantern_prints · CRIMINAL · Choice DGranted, because, if there was no probable cause, the grand jury should not consider the evidence.

    Why it's attractive

    adds a probable-cause condition to grand-jury evidence

    Why it's wrong

    adds a probable-cause condition to grand-jury evidence

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