Exam 7: Cyber Law and Cyber Crimes

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

A nolo contendere plea can be used as evidence of liability against the accused at a subsequent civil trial.

A person who jaywalks commits a ________.

Discuss "receiving stolen property" as a crime.

The fraudulent making or alteration of a written document that affects the legal liability of another person is called ________.

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

If the accused cannot afford a private defense lawyer,the government will provide one free of charge.

In which of the following cases is the felony murder rule applied?

An indictment is a charge of guilt against the defendant.

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.

The wrongful or fraudulent taking of another's personal intangible properties like trade secrets,computer programs,and other business property is considered a(n)________.

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.

The Miranda rights must be read to a suspect before he or she is detained by the police or other government officials.

The ________ Amendment to the U.S.Constitution guarantees that a criminal defendant has the right to a public jury trial.

Tim Talon engaged in reckless driving and killed a pedestrian.His defense is that he was driving under the influence of alcohol and lost control of his automobile.How would a court classify Tim Talon's intent?

Gregory Aimes,who is being tried for murder,has retained Linda Steve as an attorney for his defense.While questioning Gregory about the case,Linda receives a confession of murder from Gregory.Under which of the following conditions can Linda lawfully ignore the attorney-client privilege and report Gregory to the proper authorities?

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

________ is the taking of another's personal property other than from his or her person or building.