Test Six

 Test Six

Complete Exercise 9.3 in Into into Paralegalism by William P. Statsky

Examine the following four situations. Discuss the relevance of the evidence indicated and what the evidence proves and does not prove.

(A) Mrs. Phillips is being sued by a depoarment store for the cost of a gas refrigerator. Mrs. Phillips claims that she never ordered and never received a refrigerator from the store. The attorney for Mrs. Phillips wants to introduce two letters: (1) a letter from Mrs. Phillips’a landlord stating that her kitches is not equipped to handle gas appliances and (2) a letter from another merchant stating that Mrs. Phillips bought an electric refrigerator from him a year ago.

(B) Phil Smith has been charged with burglary in Detroit on December 16, 2013. His attorney tries to introduce testimony into evidence that on December 7, 8, 11, 15 and 22, 2013, the defendant was in Florida.

(C) Al Neuman is suing Sam Snow for negligence in operating his motor vehicle. Al’s attorney tries to introduce evidence on the fact that Snow currently has pending against him four other automobile negligence cases in other courts.

(D) Jim is on trial for the rape of Sandra. Jim’s attorney wants to introduce evidence (1) The fact that Sandra is the mother of Jim’s child, who was born three years ago when they were dating (they separated in bitterness five months after the birth and never married); (2) the fact that Sandra has a Facebook page on which she has been posting provocative pictures of herself boasting of having multiple boyfriends; and (3) the fact that Sandra is a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.