Exam 10: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

Beau devises a scheme to send fraudulent e-mails-claiming that an arrest warrant has been issued for non-payment of taxes-to individual taxpayers. By these false pretenses, Beau intends to obtain money and personal data. This is

Khan, the owner of Lakeside Park, trusts Moira to manage the resort's daily cash flow. One night, without Khan's knowledge or consent, Moira takes and keeps $1,000 from the receipts. This is most likely

A speedy trial, a trial by jury, a public trial, and the right to confront witnesses are guaranteed by

A specified state of mind, or intent, is not necessary to establish criminal liability.

Bert pushes Connie to the ground, grabbing her phone as she falls. The use of force or fear is required for this act to constitute

In a criminal case, typically only three-fourths of the jurors need to agree in order to convict the defendant.

Andy causes a disturbance at Brew Pub. He is arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, a crime punishable by imprisonment up to one year. This crime is

Traditionally, the hundreds of thousands of acts defined as criminal in federal, state, and local laws have been grouped into broad categories, including

Chic signs Del's name, without authorization, to the back of Del's paycheck, which was issued by Earth Foods Market. This is

It is not a crime to use income obtained from racketeering activity to buy an interest in a legitimate enterprise as long as the deal is otherwise legal.

Bud works at a Cheap Stuff Store from which, without authorization, he takes merchandise that he has not paid for home for his own use. This is

Lloyd is accused of a crime. Evidence of his allegedly criminal activities can be excluded from a trial

Malware is a hacker whose purpose is to create a serious negative impact.

Franny is charged with a crime. Almost all federal courts and some state courts would not hold Franny liable if, at the time of the offense, as a result of a mental disease or defect, she lacked substantial capacity to obey the law and to appreciate

Honi puts up a collection of sports memorabilia for bids on InstaBuy, an auction website. Jay makes the highest bid and sends the payment, which Honi receives, but she does not send the collection. This is

The most potent weapons against white-collar criminals include the federal laws prohibiting mail and wire fraud.

Via the Internet, Britta enters false code into the computer control system of Chicken Company, a food maker, to alter the levels of ingredients so that consumers of the food become ill. Britta is

Rosa, who operates a Street Tacos restaurant in her apartment, is charged with criminal violations of the local health and building codes, state license regulations, and federal environmental statutes. To obtain a conviction, the prosecution must

Seymour is accused of a crime. To obtain information about the crime from Seymour, the state can

Riley commits an act via e-mail against State Bank, a business in Texas, where the act is a cyber crime. Riley resides in Utah where the act is not a crime. Prosecution of Riley in Texas involves questions of