PrepTest 55, Section 3, Question 10
Lawyer: This witness acknowledges being present at the restaurant and watching when my client, a famous television personality, was assaulted. Yet the witness claims to recognize the assailant, but not my famous client. Therefore, the witness's testimony should be excluded.
Lawyer: This witness acknowledges being present at the restaurant and watching when my client, a famous television personality, was assaulted. Yet the witness claims to recognize the assailant, but not my famous client. Therefore, the witness's testimony should be excluded.
Lawyer: This witness acknowledges being present at the restaurant and watching when my client, a famous television personality, was assaulted. Yet the witness claims to recognize the assailant, but not my famous client. Therefore, the witness's testimony should be excluded.
Lawyer: This witness acknowledges being present at the restaurant and watching when my client, a famous television personality, was assaulted. Yet the witness claims to recognize the assailant, but not my famous client. Therefore, the witness's testimony should be excluded.
The lawyer's conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
If a witness claims to recognize both parties involved in an assault, then the witness's testimony should be included.
There are other witnesses who can identify the lawyer's client as present during the assault.
It is impossible to determine whether the witness actually recognized the assailant.
The testimony of a witness to an assault should be included only if the witness claims to recognize both parties involved in the assault.
It is unlikely that anyone would fail to recognize the lawyer's client.
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