Exam 6: Criminal Law

The Fifth Amendment protects a defendant from double jeopardy.

What six elements must be present for the crime of larceny to exist?

The __________ Amendment prohibits excessive bail and prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

Individuals may use reasonable force to protect individuals, themselves, and their property. Under the majority rule, reasonable force means:

The improper taking of another's property by one in lawful possession of it, that violates a trust, is:

RICO defines a pattern of racketeering as the commission of three or more predicate acts within a five-year period.

Veronica and Doug devised a scheme to defraud by sending a message via e-mail to thousands of computer users, hoping to get rich from those who responded. This is their first attempt at this scheme. They may have violated:

The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution:

RICO has been successfully applied to businesses that are not engaged in organized crime, despite the fact that its intent is to target organized crime.

Another name for an indictment is a(n):

All jurisdictions have enacted laws making it a crime to write a check when there is not enough money in the account to cover the check.

A warrant is required for a search by the police where:

Corporations may be held liable for a crime.

Embezzlement and forgery are considered blue-collar crimes because they do not require highly technical skills.

The privilege against self-incrimination extends to which of the following?

What defenses can be raised by a criminal defendant who is found to have committed a criminal act?

The Fifth Amendment protects all individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures.

If Kyle mistakenly shoots Leigh with his deer hunting rifle and he kills her, when he intended to shoot and kill Griffin, his intent to kill Griffin is transferred to Leigh , regardless of whether he even knew Leigh , for the purpose of fulfilling the mental element of the crime.

The American Law Institute's Model Penal Code provides that a corporation cannot be convicted of a criminal offense for the conduct of its employees or board of directors.

At common law, __________ was defined as a breaking and entering of a dwelling house at night with the intent to commit a felony.