Lawyer: One is justified

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Rule 2 Match1% picked this

   Rey gave his friend Sunok a key to the store where he worked and asked her to use the store owners' computer to look

   Since this is trying to conclude "justified", we should look at rule 2. Does this establish the computer is typically for business or that we have reasonable belief that something on the computer could be used against the owner in trial? Nothing even close to that, in fact this isn't even an unauthorized access, so these principles really don't apply.

   1%
2. B

   Correct75% picked this

   Police department investigators accessed the electronic accounting files of the central computer owned by a consulting firm that was on trial for fraudulent business

   Why this is right

   This is trying to conclude "justified", so we look at rule 2. - Do we establish that the computer is typically used for business? Yes, it's the central computer for this firm. - Do we establish that it's reasonable to think that it has info that could be used against its owner in a trial? Yes, the investigators had reasonable beliefs that the files would provide evidence of wrongdoing, and the firm's owners are currently on trial for fraudulent business practices.

   Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   75%
3. C

   Bad Rule 1 Match5% picked this

   A police officer accessed, without Natalie's permission, files on the computer that Natalie owned and used exclusively in the operation of her small business.

   This is trying to conclude "not justified", so we look at Rule 1. Does this establish that the computer is not typically used for business? No, the opposite. It establishes that it is exclusively used for business.

   5%
4. D

   Bad Rule 2 Match18% picked this

   Customs officials examined all of the files stored on a laptop computer confiscated from an importer whom they suspected of smuggling. Because there were

   This is trying to conclude "justified", so we look at Rule 2. Does this establish that the computer is typically used for business? No, it establishes that there were reasonable grounds for believing it was typically used for business. Does this establish that it was reasonable to believe that there was info on the computer that could be used against its owner in a trial? No, it doesn't discuss that at all.

   18%
5. E

   Bad Rule 1 Match2% picked this

   Against the company owner's wishes, a police officer accessed some of the files on one of the company's computers. Although the computer was typically

   This is trying to conclude "not justified", so we look to Rule 1. Does this establish that "the computer was not typically used for business"? No, it says the opposite. The computer was typically used in the operation of the business.

   2%