Exam 6: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches by the government.

Mae is granted immunity after she agrees to testify about a crime. Mae has an absolute privilege against self-incrimination and can​

A person's intent to return embezzled property-or its actual return-is not a defense to the crime of embezzlement.

Biff wrongfully takes an unopened carton from a Cold Storage Warehouse loading dock, puts the carton in his car, and drives away. This is​

Robert uses FedEx in a scheme to defraud Standard Sales Company by obtaining merchandise to which he is not entitled. Found guilty of mail fraud, Robert can be punished by​

Felonies are punishable by imprisonment for more than a year or death.

Edie uses television ads to defraud millions of people. She can most likely be charged with​

Ordinarily, "ignorance of the law" or a mistaken idea about what the law requires is a valid defense to criminal liability.

Cumulus Cloud Computing Services, Inc., suffers a security breach in its computer network. Before the company discovers the breach, the perpetrator obtains a large amount of confidential data, including corporate financial records, marketing plans, and other sensitive information. Has a crime been committed? If so, what are its elements? What steps might Cumulus take to ensure that going forward only authorized users access the data on its computers? Whose efforts-those of the federal government or Cumulus-are more important in securing the company's computer infrastructure, and why?​

Picking pockets is not robbery.

The purpose of the exclusionary rule is to encourage criminals to provide exclusive evidence of their crimes.

Criminal law spells out the duties that exist between persons or between citizens and their governments.

No federal statute specifically addresses cyber crime.

Benito accesses Creditline Bank's computer system without authority to obtain protected financial and credit records. Under federal law, this is​

Berto pushes Consuela to the ground, grabbing her smartphone as she falls. The use of force or fear is required for this act to constitute​

Skip is accused of a crime. Skip can refuse to provide information about his allegedly criminal activities

Falsifying public records or altering a legal document is larceny.

​A crime can be committed only against persons.

Sandy, a businessperson, is convicted of RICO offenses. Sandy's penalties may include​

All persons who are arrested have the constitutional right to remain silent.