MPRE

The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a two-hour test comprising 60 multiple-choice questions. It's crafted to gauge a lawyer's comprehension and familiarity with the established standards governing professional conduct in the legal field.

20. A defendant is charged with robbery. A police officer received an anony- mous tip that a specific individual other than the defendant committed the robbery.The police officer investigated the information, but concluded that the other individual did not commit the robbery.The police officer conveyed this information to the prosecutor. Due to the existence of other evidence that linked the defendant to the robbery, the prosecutor concluded in good faith that the tip, while exculpatory, was not material, and therefore she did not have a constitutional duty to turn the information over to the defense, Consequently, the prosecutor did not reveal the tip to the defendant's lawyer, who failed to make a Brandy request for exculpatory evidence. State criminal procedure discovery rules did not require the prosecutor to disclose the anonymous tip. Is the prosecutor subject to discipline for her failure to inform the defense of the anonymous tip?: Yes, because the prosecutor determined that the anonymous tip was exculpatory information. 21. An attorney was contacted by a family member of an individual who was near death to prepare a will. After speaking briefly with he individual, the attorney drafted a document and oversaw its execution. After the death of the testator, the validity of the will was successfully challenged.The attorney was then sued for malpractice based on her alleged negligence. Which of the following standards is applied to determine whether the attor- ney's conduct complied with the duty of care?: Did she act with the competence and diligence normally exercised by lawyers in similar circumstances?