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Questions

1. John B. is driving down the dirt road in the countryside. He sees Rafe Cameron walking on the shoulder going the other way. John B. swerves the truck at Rafe, but does not hit him. Assume John B. is charged with a crime. To be convicted (found guilty at trial) in Arkansas:

A. The jury must be unanimous.

B. All 12 jurors must agree on the guilty verdict.

C. As few as 9 of the 12 jurors can agree to reach a guilty verdict.

D. A and B are both correct answers.

2. Assume that you have bought a house that you are going to make into a rental property. Some demolition is involved to remodel the kitchen. During the demo phase, the old cabinets are knocked out by the construction crew. A false wall is uncovered. Inside the hidden chamber a construction worker finds $20,000 in cash. The money is dated approximately 50 years ago. The house has sold seven times since the 1970's. To whom does the $20,000 belong?

A. The United States Government.

B. You, because you are the owner of the property, against the whole world, except the true owner.

C. The construction worker, against the whole world, except the true owner.

D. The previous owners, the ones you bought the house from.

3. Joseph is out driving around in the woods this weekend. There is an illegal dump where people have thrown away trash, old tires, and old appliances. When Joseph drives by the dump, he sees a freezer that somone has put in the dump. Assume the dump is on national forest property. Assume that Joseph loads the freezer into his truck and takes it home. Who does the freezer belong to now?

A. The original owner of the freezer. They were the one that bought it and they never sold it to anyone else.

B. The first person to post a notice of "Found Property) in the local newspaper.

C. Jospeh. He found it and the freezer was abandoned property.

D. The U.S. Government because it was on National Forest land.