Exam 8: Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes

A(n)________ is an agreement in which the accused admits to a lesser crime than charged, and in return, the government agrees to impose a lesser sentence than might have been obtained had the case gone to trial.

A(n)________ is a charge of having committed a crime, usually a felony, based on the judgment of a grand jury.

According to the ________, evidence obtained from an unreasonable search and seizure can generally be prohibited from introduction at a trial or an administrative proceeding against the person searched.

A person charged with a crime in the United States is presumed guilty until proven innocent.

Which of the following is a difference between indictments and information statements?

Crimes committed by businesspersons are referred to as blue-collar crimes.

Why do governments and defendants enter into plea bargains?

At what stage of the criminal procedure is the accused asked to enter a plea?

________ is the fraudulent conversion of property by a person to whom that property was entrusted.

A suspect can assert his Fifth Amendment privilege even after he is given a grant of immunity.

Criminal fraud is the crime of obtaining title to property through deception or trickery.

If a defendant is found not guilty in a criminal case, the government can retry the case with a new jury.

Extortion of private persons is commonly referred to as blackmail.

Under which of the following circumstances is a warrantless search permitted?

The Miranda Rights assures the arrested that a lawyer will be appointed to the arrested if he or she cannot afford one.

In a criminal lawsuit, guilt has to be proven beyond any reasonable doubt.

The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment protects persons from ________.

________ crimes require that the perpetrator either knew or should have known that his or her actions would lead to harmful results.

Theft committed by an unauthorized entry through an unlocked door would be considered burglary.

________ is defined as the substantial likelihood that a person either committed or is about to commit a crime.