Alexi provides high-quality answers to complex legal questions in memo format for lawyers. Below you can see a collection of sample excerpts from just some of the thousands of research memos we produce.
Is there any case law where a defendant's physical condition made him vulnerable to coercion?
California, United States of America
What are the relevant factors for a finding of consciousness of innocence?
Ontario, Canada
How to determine whether success was truly divided?
Ontario, Canada
How does section 1203.1 of the California Criminal Code apply to restoration of a defendant's probation?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a finding of insufficient evidence?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a jury to convict a defendant of a charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will a Minister of Justice surrender his surrender decision?
Ontario, Canada
Does a plaintiff have to affirmatively show error in a Respondent's brief to win by default?
California, United States of America
Does a motion in limine exclude evidence of economic loss due to the failure of a plaintiff to produce his personal financial documents?
California, United States of America
When a jury asks a question after retiring for deliberation, does the court have an obligation to provide the jury with information the jury desires?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of age discrimination in the context of Canada Pension Plan widow's benefits?
Saskatchewan, Canada
What is the starting point of every fee award in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of federal law on a plaintiff's right to sue?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is the testimony of a single witness sufficient to support a conviction?
California, United States of America
When will a jury be able to continue deliberations in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can a statement of claim be a demand for payment?
Alberta, Canada
Is there any good faith mistake of law in the context of marijuana possession legislation?
California, United States of America
What is "imperfect self-defense"?
California, United States of America
What is the test for quantum meruit in a construction contract?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for a plaintiff to be certified as a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for justifiable homicide?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a defendant has been adversely affected by a trial counsel's alleged shortcoming?
California, United States of America
How have courts interpreted constitutional principles in the context of a family law case?
California, United States of America
Does a court have the power to seal records?
"New York", United States of America
Is there any difference between management fees and tax gross-up?
British Columbia, Canada
Is the transitory possession defense collateral to guilt?
California, United States of America
Does the Fourteenth and Eighth Amendments apply to pretrial detainees?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the disposition of a jury in a felony murder case?
"New York", United States of America
What is the test for s. 37 of the Trustee Act?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for preserving the issue of section 352 of the Evidence Code for appeal review?
California, United States of America
What is the minimum sentence for an attempted murder?
California, United States of America
For the purposes of determining who had the right of way in a motor vehicle accident, what is the test for liability?
British Columbia, Canada
In a motor vehicle accident case, is a plaintiff entitled to an annual loss of income from his after tax income as a result of his personal expenses?
British Columbia, Canada
Does Section 924(c) of the Criminal Code require the prosecution to prove the drug element of the drug trafficking offence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for establishing a pattern of criminal gang activity?
California, United States of America
What is the test for evidence of mental impairment in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a motion for a new trial for abuse of discretion?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of Local 79's decision not to refer the suspension to arbitration?
Ontario, Canada
What is the difference between a doctor and patient?
Ontario, Canada
Does the Court need to review the record under People v. Wende?
California, United States of America
What is the appropriate standard of review in an application for judicial review?
Canada (Federal), Canada
What are the elements of intentional infliction of mental distress or suffering?
Alberta, Canada
What is the test for a jury to convict a defendant of second degree murder?
California, United States of America
What is the effect of having a referee appointed to adjudicate a cause of action?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a claim in systemic negligence?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for a jury to convict a defendant of second-degree murder?
California, United States of America
What are enhancements to a sentence when a defendant is convicted of a similar crime?
California, United States of America
Does a grant or denial of a continuance granted by a federal court be reviewed for abuse of discretion?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for providing an explanation for an inconsistency in testimony?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for reasonableness at a tribunal?
Nova Scotia, Canada
What is the effect of section 3601 of the Ontario Bill of Rights on the employment law?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a jury to overturn a conviction for burglary?
California, United States of America
What is the difference between assault and criminal threat charges?
California, United States of America
What is the relevant evidence to be adduced at a committal hearing?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the burden of proving deficient performance in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will the jury not be affected in its verdict in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the balance of convenience between the Respondent and Respondent?
Canada (Federal), Canada
What standard of review is the "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt" error test?
California, United States of America
What are the elements of assault with a firearm?
California, United States of America
What is the second step in determining a duty of care on public authorities?
Nova Scotia, Canada
What is the standard used to determine whether or not a prevailing civil rights defendant is entitled to attorneys' fees on appeal?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the "escape rule"?
California, United States of America
What is the scope of a restraining order under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act?
California, United States of America
Can a party complain on appeal that an instruction in a civil case was too general or incomplete?
California, United States of America
What is the meaning of the word "certain" in Webster's International Dictionary?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How have juries treated pain and suffering in cases of motor vehicle accident?
"New York", United States of America
Is section 406(a) of the Ontario Social Security Act, section 1320a-6 offset to reduce attorney's fees?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is Section 21956 of the California Vehicle Code sufficient to instruct police officers that pedestrians can legally walk in the roadway?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a claim of unprofessional error in a personal injury action?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will a jury not award a second degree murder verdict for a driver who ignored a warning sign and veered into the median to avoid a collision with another car?
California, United States of America
What is the legal test for a motion to dismiss an indictment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the state of the law on the admissibility of evidence of threats?
California, United States of America
Does a defendant have a duty to maintain a night-time warning post on a street where there is no inherent danger in obstructing the roadway?
Saskatchewan, Canada
Is there any difference between the credibility of an affidavit and that of a trial?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a municipality be held liable to a property owner if it is negligent in the enforcement of a building bylaw containing mandatory provisions?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for instructing a jury to convict a defendant of a lesser included charge of assault?
California, United States of America
What is the scope of a vexatious litigant order?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for a variation of maintenance order?
British Columbia, Canada
What are the damages for loss of use, loss of peace of mind, and loss of enjoyment of use?
Nova Scotia, Canada
Does the statute of limitations apply to a plaintiff who was served with a notice of intent to sue for medical malpractice?
California, United States of America
Does a prisoner's complaint of inadequate medical care constitute a violation of the Eighth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for reviewing an extradition order on a petition for habeas corpus?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for discharging a potential juror from a jury?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for establishing a military nexus under the Canadian Bill of Rights?
Canada (Federal), Canada
Does section 5328 of the California Criminal Code require disclosure to any person or agency?
California, United States of America
Is there any abuse of the law or abuse of evidence against appellant in his assault case?
California, United States of America
What is the burden of establishing a presumption of advancement against a child?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Does a manufacturer’s conduct in the course of business, in the context of an examination of a motor vehicle, constitute a duty of sale to the purchaser of the vehicle at the time of purchase?
Ontario, Canada
Can a plaintiff sue the City of Chicago for sexual assault?
Ontario, Canada
What is the effect of a change in terms of terms and conditions in an employment contract when an employee finds that the terms of their employment contract have been changed so that they no longer exist?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for determining the jurisdiction of an assessment in a divorce proceeding?
Manitoba, Canada
What is the test for overturning a judgment of conviction and remanding the case for a new trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the limitation of recovery under a particular liability insurance policy?
Yukon, Canada
Is there any case law where a defendant alleges that a prosecutor argued facts not in evidence?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances would a defendant have been denied a continuance of his trial on the grounds that the trial would have been more favorable to him?
California, United States of America
What is the test for establishing a coercive atmosphere in a criminal investigation?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a motion for judgment of acquittal under section 1118.1 of the Criminal Code?
California, United States of America
What is the appropriate standard for appellate review of a finding granting a criminal defendant's discovery motion?
California, United States of America
What is the legal test for a judge to be appointed under the Court of Appeal designation?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the current state of the law on “ephemeral” recordings?
Manitoba, Canada
Is a party bound to the terms of a contract even if they have not read or understood the contract?
Ontario, Canada
Can a defense counsel voir dire the prospective jurors to determine if they knew the vote of the first jury?
California, United States of America
What is the test for determining whether a trial judge's conduct deprived a defendant of a fair trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can a litigant who is expecting a child move on an interim basis and the birth of the child is imminent?
Ontario, Canada
Can a juror discuss the case with another juror before deliberations begin?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will a defense counsel's declaration be considered in conjunction with the police report?
California, United States of America
What are the elements of the cause of action in a medical malpractice case?
California, United States of America
How have courts in B.C. dealt with the issue of dual representation in motor vehicle cases?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a prosecutor who uses deceptive or reprehensible methods to persuade the jury to convict commit misconduct?
California, United States of America
Is there a reasonable probability that counsel would have obtained a more favourable result?
California, United States of America
What is the standard of evidence in civil law for establishing that "facilitative nexus" exists?
California, United States of America
What is the burden of establishing that there is no effective relief for the debtor?
federal, United States of America
Is insufficient evidence sufficient to overturn a conviction of aiding and abetting premeditated murder?
California, United States of America
What is the impact of section 190.3 of the California Criminal Code on the application of the death penalty?
California, United States of America
Does a pre-conviction report have to be prepared prior to sentencing due to "unprecedented circumstances" where appellant was under supervision by the custodial authorities at the time of his conviction?
California, United States of America
What are some cases dealing with the meaning of a vacancy?
Nova Scotia, Canada
Does a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel include a right to loyal assistance?
California, United States of America
What is the test for disentitled a plaintiff to general accident benefits?
Ontario, Canada
Under what circumstances will a defendant be found guilty of a felony-murder charge?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a motion for a continuance to prepare for trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is there a new legal obligation that has arisen in the context of the sexual assault statute?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Can a police agent entrap a defendant into committing a crime?
California, United States of America
Is solicitor-client privilege an important component of the Canadian legal system?
Yukon, Canada
Who has the burden of proving loss resulting from the breach of the fiduciary duty?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for finding plain error in an instruction in a motor vehicle license application?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the obligation of a strata to respond to a letter from an owner with respect to their concerns?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for a finding of reasonable and probable cause in a prohibition proceeding?
California, United States of America
How has section 654 of the California Code of Criminal Procedure been interpreted in the context of multiple sex crimes committed in the same incident?
California, United States of America
What is the test for making an amendment to a pleading?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the legal test for disclosure of legislation in a civil case?
Quebec, Canada
What is the most compelling case law in favour of a buy/sell mechanism?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for an instruction in self-defense?
California, United States of America
When a defendant files a Pitchess motion for in camera review of a police officer's personnel file, what are the requirements for such review?
California, United States of America
Does a plaintiff have to prove that he and his attorney knew the identity of the substituted defendant long before he filed a claim?
California, United States of America
Is a prosecutor's questioning of appellant in a sexual assault case prejudicial?
California, United States of America
What is sufficient to raise a question of law in a motion for leave?
Quebec, Canada
Does a failure of instruction to require a jury to produce written findings by the jury regarding the aggravating factors found and considered in returning a death sentence violate a defendant's constitutional right to meaningful appellate review?
California, United States of America
Can a defendant waiver his right to appear and defend in person and with counsel?
California, United States of America
What is the burden of proving probable cause in a preliminary hearing?
California, United States of America
What is the burden of showing an unreliable identification procedure?
California, United States of America
What is the "just and convenient" test for determining whether the exceptional case test no longer applies?
Alberta, Canada
What is a court's power to order restitution as a condition of probation?
California, United States of America
What is the substantial evidence standard?
California, United States of America
Is a claim of malicious prosecution a cause of action arising from protected activity?
California, United States of America
What rights does a plaintiff waive if he is admitted to a prior?
California, United States of America
What are the costs of the opposing party in a personal injury case?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for compensation for land expropriated?
Alberta, Canada
What is the test for having the requisite intent to kill?
California, United States of America
What is the test for establishing that a Defendant has met their burden to establish that a different result is probable?
California, United States of America
What is the test for establishing fraudulent intent?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the effect of the wishes of the deceased's great-grandfather on the distribution of his inheritance?
Saskatchewan, Canada
In what circumstances can a shareholder in a company with a memorandum of intent and a shareholder's vote of no confidence in the company's general law?
Alberta, Canada
What is the test for ineffective representation in a federal habeas petition?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How does a plaintiff respond to an anti-SLAPP motion?
California, United States of America
What are the consequences of a failure to issue a requested statement of decision?
California, United States of America
What is the test for a non-discriminatory use or beneficial possession tax on federally owned property?
California, United States of America
How has the statute of limitations been interpreted for a defendant to plead and prove timely commencement of the action?
California, United States of America
What is the test for admissibility of evidence of domestic violence in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
Does a pre-trial settlement offer not made under the Rules of Civil Procedure apply?
British Columbia, Canada
Is a judge's impartiality under Rule 41(b) barred?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How has the prosecution and defense argued that the error in Beeman error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?
California, United States of America
Is a defense counsel's statement to the jury that someone who says, "Go do this, punch him, hit him, shoot him," is an aider and abettor?
California, United States of America
What are the elements of a contract where the parties are ad idem?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for discharge of an Administrator for a condominium corporation?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for cross-examination in the context of evidence that contradicts an opposing witness?
Ontario, Canada
Is there an "insurance exception" where a plaintiff receives insurance from a defendant?
British Columbia, Canada
Can a peace officer waive the statute of limitations on sexual assault allegations against him?
California, United States of America
What is the test for obtaining an allegation of sexual assault without proper due diligence?
New Brunswick, Canada
What is the test for following the terms of an order?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for determining whether a child who is over 19 years of age is still a dependent?
Nova Scotia, Canada
How have courts interpreted implied consent in the context of drunk driving laws?
California, United States of America
Is there any reason why he went into the bathroom during the crime?
California, United States of America
In what circumstances will a bank be able to enforce a conditional release note on a parole application?
Ontario, Canada
Can a private party's conduct constitute a governmental action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the test for a plaintiff who has not pursued a course of medical treatment recommended to him by his doctor?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the legal framework for particulars?
British Columbia, Canada
In what circumstances will a defendant be prosecuted for possessing a firearm without a license?
"New York", United States of America
Does a garnishee order against the executors of a judgment debtor have to prove that they are not personally charged?
Saskatchewan, Canada
Is there any case law or federal law that states that a defendant has been successful on appeal?
MultiRegion, United States of America
How have medical records and statements been used to support a defendant's claim of self-defense?
California, United States of America
Is implied consent sufficient to establish a consent defense to burglary?
California, United States of America
What is the test for interpreting an easement?
British Columbia, Canada
How have courts in B.C. dealt with damages for the loss of a deceased mother's housekeeping services?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for a defendant to be convicted of receiving stolen property?
California, United States of America
Does a court need to accept a legal conclusion that an employment relationship was contractual?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Is an affidavit from a party’s lawyer appropriate to be submitted on a motion for summary judgment?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for reasonable grounds for a search warrant?
MultiRegion, United States of America
Does a defense counsel have a strategic purpose for eliciting that alcohol was illegal in prison?
California, United States of America
What is the test for overturning a jury's verdict in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
What is the test for interpretation of a pension plan?
Ontario, Canada
What is the test for a motion alleging that a plaintiff has been delayed or prejudiced?
Manitoba, Canada
Does the Defendant have grounds for misconduct in the closing argument in a civil case?
California, United States of America
How have courts interpreted Section 877 of the California Motor Vehicle Accident Benefits Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What is the formal starting point of a marriage-like relationship?
British Columbia, Canada
Does Rule 212(1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure apply to a claim of privilege where a document is withheld from production and inspection without objection?
Saskatchewan, Canada
What is the test for damages for past and future loss of housekeeping capacity?
British Columbia, Canada
What is the test for paying spousal support in a long-term disability case?
Ontario, Canada
Can an alien who alleges procedural errors at the Department of the INS bring a claim against the INS?
MultiRegion, United States of America
What factors should a court consider in assessing a child's best interests?
Nova Scotia, Canada
Is a person subject to search warrant searches entitled to privacy protection?
California, United States of America
