Exam 10: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

Dreyfus points a gun at Eton, threatening to shoot him if he does not steal from his employer, Freddy's Gas & Shop store, and give the stolen funds to Dreyfus. Charged with theft, Eton can successfully claim, as a defense

In the event of a RICO violation, the government can seek the divestiture of a defendant's interest in a business.

Reno, driving while intoxicated, causes a car accident that results in the death of Santo. Reno is arrested and charged with a felony. A felony is a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for

Eartha receives from Fergie a guitar stolen from Harper. To be criminally liable, Eartha must

Kimberly, the owner of Littleton Cinema, trusts Max to manage the theater's daily cash flow. One night, without Kimberly's knowledge or consent, Max takes and keeps $1,000 from the receipts. This is most likely

The crime of theft requires only the taking of another person's property, not the awareness that the property belongs to another.

In a criminal case, the state must prove its case by a preponderance of the evidence.

Under the Fourth Amendment, general searches through a person's belongings are permissible.

An employer's failure to remit state withholding taxes that were collected from employee wages cannot constitute a crime.

The only defense to criminal liability that justifies the use of force is self-defense.

Owen uses the Internet to defraud Prairie Valley Credit Union. He is found guilty of wire fraud. He can be punished by

The federal criminal code lists more than four thousand criminal offenses, all of which require a specific mental state.

Corporate officers and directors may be held criminally liable for the actions of employees under their supervision.

Racketeering is a single crime-engaging in financial transactions to conceal the identity, source, or destination of illegally gained funds.

If a person in custody is to be subjected to interrogation, he or she must first be informed in clear and unequivocal terms that he or she has the right to remain silent.

The crime of bribery occurs when the bribe is offered-it is not required that the bribe be accepted.

Posing as Platinum Bank, Quentin e-mails Rachel, asking her to update her personal banking information through a link in the e-mail. She clicks on the link and types in the data, which Quentin promptly sells to Spence. This is

Skip is accused of a crime. Skip can refuse to provide information about his allegedly criminal activities

Chaz uses his computer to secretly install software on thousands of personal computers without their owners' knowledge. The program can reproduce itself and spread from one computer to another via any USB port. This program is a

Falsifying public records or altering a legal document is larceny.