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TORTS
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE
LEGAL REASONING & PERSUASION
DECEDENTS' ESTATES
"C"s GET DEGREES
100
These are the four general elements of a cause of action for negligence
What are DUTY, BREACH, CAUSATION, AND DAMAGE?
100
The common law definition of burglary is the breaking and entering into the dwelling house of another in the nighttime with the intent to do this
What is COMMIT A FELONY THEREIN?
100
The Smurfs may like it; and this citation guide prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the U.S.
What is THE BLUEBOOK?
100
This decedent died intestate, meaning he died without this
What is A WILL?
100
The body of law derived from judicial decisions rather than from statutes or constitutions
What is COMMON LAW or CASE LAW
200
Of contributory negligence, modified comparative negligence, or pure comparative negligence, NC has this type of jurisdiction
What is CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE?
200
A felony is a crime punishable by death or by imprisonment exceeding this amount of time
What is ONE YEAR?
200
C.F.R. stands for this
What is CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS?
200
In intestate succession in NC, this person is first to take in the hierarchy
Who is THE SURVIVING SPOUSE?
200
Order in the court! When an attorney exhibits conduct that defies the authority or dignity of the court or legislature, a judge may find the attorney in this?
What is CONTEMPT?
300
Latin for "the thing speaks for itself," this doctrine is used to permit an inference of megligence by the jury
What is RES IPSA LOQUITUR?
300
The right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury is guaranteed under this Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
What is THE 6TH AMENDMENT?
300
The canon of construction, in pari materia, means this
What is "IN THE SAME MANNER"?
300
Parents are considered ancestors, children are considered issue, and siblings are considered this
What are COLLATERALS?
300
A claim for relief asserted against an opposing party after an original claim has been made.
What is A COUNTERCLAIM?
400
This doctrine applies when the defendant intends tortious conduct against one party but the resulting harm is caused upon another party
What is THE DOCTRINE OF TRANSFERRED INTENT?
400
This rule, designed to deter police misconduct, provides that certain wrongfully obtained evidence is inadmissible
What is THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE?
400
A decision made in the 4th judicial circuit is not binding authority on the 11th judicial circuit but may serve as this type of authority
What is PERSUASIVE AUTHORITY?
400
Time to look at a family tree: Brenda's son's maternal grandmother's son is this to Brenda
Who is HER BROTHER?
400
Prior to becoming the 1st African-American President of the United States, President Barack Obama taught this subject for 12 years at the University of Chicago School of Law
What is CONSTITUTIONAL LAW?
500
Of intervening cause, superseding cause, or causation in fact, the type of unforeseeable intervening cause that breaks the chain of causation between the initial wrongful act and the ultimate injury, thereby relieving the original tortfeasor from any further liability
What is SUPERSEDING CAUSE?
500
Of probable cause, a scintilla of evidence, or reasonable suspicion, this level is required before high school students may be searched during school
What is REASONABLE SUSPICION?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What is A DIGEST?
500
In NC, dower and this have been abolished, a situation where a husband has a life estate in all of his wife's land
What is CURTESY?
500
Latin for "to be more fully informed," this writ is issued by an appellate court or the Supreme Court direct a lower court to deliver the record of a case for review
What is CERTIORARI?