Exam 8: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

A person charged with a crime in the United States is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The Information Infrastructure Protection Act makes it a crime for anyone to access and acquire information intentionally from a protected computer without authorization.

In a criminal lawsuit,guilt has to be proven beyond any reasonable doubt.

Give an account of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RIC O)in business law.

Merely observing data on a protected computer without authorization does not amount to a federal crime.

The exclusionary rule allows for evidence obtained from an unreasonable search and seizure to be introduced in trial.

A defendant is protected by the Double Jeopardy Clause if his case reaches a hung jury.

Which of the following types of protection does the Fourth Amendment provide to U.S.citizens?

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.

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

An indictment is a charge of guilt against the defendant.

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution provides that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.

A crime that is committed using computers,e-mail,the Internet,or other electronic means is commonly referred to as ________.

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RIC O)applies only to organized crimes.

Extortion of public officials is called extortion under color of official right.

________ is a crime in which one person gives another person money,property,favors,or anything else of value for a favor in return.

A person found speeding is considered to have committed a(n)________.

Which of the following amendments to the U.S.Constitution protects criminal defendants from cruel and unusual punishment and also protects criminals from torture?

Criminal fraud is the crime of obtaining title to property through deception or trickery.

The government can forfeit any property involved in a money laundering offense.