Exam 9: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

A wrongful mental state is typically required for criminal liability.

Thinking about killing someone constitutes the crime of attempted murder.

A cyberterrorist might target a government agency,but not a business.

Ivan signs Jeb's name,without his authorization,to the back of a check.This is

A defendant may be relieved of liability by showing that a criminal act was necessary to prevent an even greater harm.

Fact Pattern 9-1 (Questions A16-A17 apply) Minka uses her computer to secretly install software on hundreds of personal computers without their owners' knowledge. -Refer to Fact Pattern 9-1.Minka's secretly installed software allows her to forward transmissions from her unauthorized network to even more systems.This network is

Posing as a representative of Global Games Company,Ferris e-mails Evan,a job seeker,asking him to forward personal banking information so that if he is hired,payroll checks can be deposited directly into his account.Evan supplies the data,which Ferris promptly sells to Dixie.This is

Sophie is the president of Tasty Foods Corporation,a wholesale grocery company.An inspection by Uri,a government agent,uncovers unsani?tary conditions caused by Vic,a Tasty Foods employee,in the company's ware?house.Will,a Tasty Foods vice president,assures Uri that the situation will be corrected,but a later inspection reveals no such corrections.Sophie knows nothing about any of this.Can Tasty Foods be convicted of a crime in these circumstances? Can Sophie be held personally liable?

Sven receives an MP3 player stolen from Tomas.To be criminally liable,Sven must know

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

A stolen credit card is more likely to hurt a consumer than a merchant.

A misdemeanor is a crime punishable only by a fine.

Ollie,an employee of Payroll Management Corporation,is arrested at work.A grand jury issues a formal charge against Ollie for larceny.This charge is

Rashad accesses Quant Company's computer system without authority to obtain protected financial data.Under federal law,this is

A suspect cannot be tried twice in the same court for the same crime.

Ordinarily,"ignorance of the law is an excuse," or a valid defense to criminal liability.

Via the Internet,Rocky sabotages the computer system of Quik Chik'n Company,a food manufacturer,with the purpose of altering the levels of ingredients of the company's products so that consumers of the food become ill.Rocky is

Any crime that requires knowledge of computer technology for its investigation is a computer crime.

Domino causes a disturbance at El Nino Cafe.He is arrested and charged with disorderly conduct,a misdemeanor.A misdemeanor is a crime punish?able by

Most cyber crimes are "new" crimes.