Exam 6: Criminal Law

Velma and Walter devised a scheme to defraud unsuspecting readers and then sent a message via e-mail to thousands of computer users, hoping to get rich from those who responded. This was their first such attempt. They may have violated:

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

Although mens rea is a required element for most crimes, many regulatory crimes dispense with it.

Which of the following is found in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

A felony is a more serious type of crime than a misdemeanor.

Tyler is self-employed and alters some receipts so he will show more expenses and therefore have a greater total of income tax deductions. Tyler has:

Tracey offered the police chief $10,000 to ignore illegal gambling activity in her establishment. Tracey cannot be found guilty of bribery since the police chief refused her offer.

The crime of larceny includes in its definition:

Murder is a mala prohibita type of crime.

Losses due to computer crimes are estimated to be:

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

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.

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

The degrees of mental fault in criminal law include which of the following?

Because of the increasing use of criminal sanctions to enforce government regulation of business, criminal law is an essential part of business law.

Identify the constitutional protections given to a criminal defendant by each of the following Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. How does each apply to the procedure involved in arresting and trying a criminal defendant? a. Fourth Amendment b. Fifth Amendment c. Sixth Amendment d. Eighth Amendment

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

A defendant who is indicted will next:

If Gene mistakenly hits Audrey with his truck and kills her, when he intended to hit and kill Cerise, his intent to kill Cerise is transferred to Audrey, regardless of whether he even knew Audrey, for the purpose of fulfilling the mental element of the crime.

Selling liquor to a minor can result in criminal liability only if the seller intended to sell to an underage person.