Based on the dialogue, the most appropriate inference is that "It is a rule of the court that a lawyer may not argue with someone during questioning." This is supported by O'Brien's objection to Petrocelli's line of questioning, indicating that there are specific protocols in court regarding how attorneys should conduct their examinations and that arguing is not permitted during questioning. The other options do not have clear support from the dialogue provided.
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PETROCELLI
Then he must have lied, is that right?
O’BRIEN
Objection. The prosecution is soliciting an argument.
PETROCELLI
Withdrawn. Mr. Harmon, you say you weren’t at the drugstore anytime during the day of the robbery. Perhaps you would tell us where you were.
Based on this dialogue, what can the reader infer?
This is Petrocelli's first time acting as the prosecuting attorney in a court of law.
Mr. Harmon knows where he was during the day of the robbery.
It is a rule of the court that a lawyer may not argue with someone during questioning.
Petrocelli has not been a trial lawyer as long as O'Brien has.
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