VT BAR Study Guide 2026
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📋 VT BAR Exam Format at a Glance
📚 VT BAR Topics to Study (38)
✍️ Sample VT BAR Questions & Answers
1. A defendant charged with robbery claims self-defense. What must the prosecution prove to rebut this claim in most jurisdictions?
Once self-defense is raised, the prosecution generally bears the burden of disproving it beyond a reasonable doubt to obtain a conviction.
2. Which exception to the warrant requirement applies when police pursue a fleeing suspect into a home?
The hot pursuit exception allows warrantless entry into a home when police are in close pursuit of a fleeing felon.
3. In a short-form merger under the MBCA, which approval is required when a parent corporation owns at least 90% of a subsidiary?
In a short-form merger where the parent owns at least 90% of the subsidiary, only the parent board needs to approve; no shareholder vote of either entity is required.
4. Under substantive due process, which right has the U.S. Supreme Court recognized as a fundamental right requiring strict scrutiny?
The right to interstate travel has been recognized as a fundamental right subject to strict scrutiny under substantive due process.
5. Under MR 1.3, an attorney has a duty of diligence. Which scenario BEST illustrates a breach of this duty?
MR 1.3 requires prompt and persistent effort; allowing a case to languish until a deadline is missed is a classic diligence violation.
6. What is the crime of burglary at common law?
Common law burglary required breaking and entering the dwelling of another at nighttime with the specific intent to commit a felony inside.