Exam 5: Criminal Law and Business

Warrants are issued by a judge or magistrate upon showing of probable cause by the law enforcement authorities.

For a person to be charged with a crime, there must be an indictment by a grand jury.

Defenses of insanity and intoxication in criminal cases:

If someone is very drunk and then, only because of their drunkenness, causes a fatal accident:

In cases where a person is charged with a felony:

If Julia is accused of robbing a bank and she has witnesses testify that she was having her nails done at the time the robbery took place then she is using a(n):

Under the Constitution, any ____ must be disclosed to the defendant.

The application of RICO is to crimes of violence that accompany attempts to get large sums of money.

The Sentencing Guidelines for criminal convictions must be applied without variation.

The determination of what are crimes and the kinds of punishments are is limited by:

Fraud committed on the telephone and Internet can both be subject to criminal prosecution.

Which of the following is not a Justice Department factor for an effective corporate compliance program that can help a company reduce legal problems and punishment when violations occur:

Intoxication, when proven, is usually a successful defense to a criminal charge.

Under the exclusionary rule:

Criminal negligence is carelessness amounting to a disregard of the rights and safety of others.

Economic espionage is:

Securities fraud includes:

The copying of a genuine item without authorization, especially when passed off as the original item is:

Financial fraud is a civil, not criminal, matter.

To combat money laundering there are compliance programs called Know Your Customer or Customer Due Diligence.