Question 1

Jake is charged with embezzlement.Embezzlement is not robbery because embezzlement may be committed without

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Question 2

Ira signs Jill's name,without her authorization,on the back of a check made out to her.This is

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This is forgery, as Ira has signed Jill's name without her authorization, with the intention of passing it off as her signature and cashing the check.

Question 3

Riley,a State Bank employee,deposits into his account checks that are given to him by bank customers to deposit into their accounts.This is

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Question 4

Taylor digitally copies business software without the authorization of the owners and sells the copies to others via the Internet.Under federal law,this is

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Taylor is engaging in copyright infringement, which is a violation of federal law and therefore a crime. The fact that Taylor is selling the copies on the internet and across different jurisdictions only adds to the severity of the crime.

Question 5

Page points a knife at Ray's daughter,threatening to hold her hostage and "cut" her unless Ray takes a certain file from Skelter Supplies Corporation,his employer.Charged with theft,Ray can successfully claim as a defense

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The defense of duress may be claimed if an individual commits a crime under the threat of imminent harm to themselves or others. In this scenario, Page is threatening to harm Ray's daughter, which puts Ray under duress, and he is therefore coerced into stealing the file.

Question 6

Rick manages an illegal gambling operation in his Sushi Bar & Grill.Rick reports the profits of the gambling operation as income from Sushi's legitimate activities on its tax returns.This is

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Reporting illegal profits as income from legitimate activities is considered money laundering.

Question 7

Mae is granted immunity after she agrees to testify about a crime.Mae has an absolute privilege against self-incrimination and

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Question 8

On the orders of their corporate employer,Della and Efron,employees of Fabulous Fashionista,a clothing store,switch trademarks on clothing that comes into the store to be sold to consumers.This is

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Question 9

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

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Question 10

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

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A felony is a crime that is punishable by more than one year of imprisonment.

Question 11

Briana,an employee of Cotillion Bank,is charged with embezzlement,which requires

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Embezzlement involves fraudulently appropriating another's property, such as taking money from an employer without authorization or misusing company funds. It does not necessarily involve physically taking property from its owner or the use of force or fear. Obtaining lawful possession of property is not embezzlement, as it involves having legal right or authority to possess the property.

Question 12

Mary,who is charged with a crime,claims that Nick,a government agent,entrapped her.For entrapment to be a valid defense

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Question 13

Mona offers Ned,a building inspector,money to overlook the violations in her new warehouse.Ned accepts the money and overlooks the violations.Mona is charged with the crime of bribery.The crime occurred when

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Question 14

Vance points a gun at Workman,threatening to shoot him.Workman hits Vance,causing his death.Charged with homicide,Workman can successfully claim as a defense

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Workman can claim self-defense as a defense because he felt threatened by Vance pointing a gun at him, and hitting Vance was the only way to protect himself.

Question 15

Dirk,an employee of Ergonomic Elevators,Inc.,pays Ferbie,an employee of Ergonomic's competitor G-Force Risers Company,for a secret G-Force pricing schedule.This is

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This is an act of commercial bribery, where Dirk pays Ferbie for confidential information that gives Ergonomic Elevators an unfair advantage over its competitor. It is illegal and unethical as it undermines fair competition in the market.

Question 16

Alan,the president of Bayside Investments,Inc.,and Colin,Bayside's accountant,are charged with a crime,after the police search Bayside's offices.Under the exclusionary rule

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The exclusionary rule holds that illegally obtained evidence must be excluded from trial. Therefore, any evidence obtained through an illegal search of Bayside's offices would not be admissible in court, including any records or documents found during the search. This would apply to any charges brought against Alan and Colin. Options A, B, and D are not relevant to the exclusionary rule.

Question 17

In relation to Edie's solicitation of investors in a nonexistent business,she is charged with "mail fraud." This requires,among other things,

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Mail fraud involves mailing or causing someone else to mail a writing or a material in order to defraud someone, such as soliciting investors in a nonexistent business. Option A is specific to misrepresenting the status of an item that has already been mailed. Option B pertains to lying to postal authorities rather than defrauding someone. Option C concerns the lack of payment for postage, which is not directly relevant to mail fraud.

Question 18

Ciera digitally copies "Rampage" and other recent films without the authorization of the owners and transfers those copies freely to others via file-sharing Web sites.This is

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Ciera is engaging in piracy, which is the unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted material, in this case, movies. Spamming refers to unsolicited promotional messages, phishing involves attempting to obtain sensitive information by posing as a trustworthy entity, and vishing is a form of phishing conducted over the phone.

Question 19

Jeri is indicted.Before she is arrested,she confesses to the crime in a conversation with Kelly,the arresting officer.Kelly then arrests Jeri and advises her of the right to counsel.Later,Jeri claims that her statement should be excluded as evidence from her trial.The statement will most likely be

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The statement will most likely be excluded because it was elicited before Jeri was advised of her rights. The Miranda warning should be given before any questioning takes place, and failure to do so can result in the exclusion of any statement made as a result of that questioning. Even though Jeri confessed to the crime before being advised of her rights, this does not make the confession admissible in court.

Question 20

Yvon is charged with the crime of theft for taking Zach's briefcase,which Yvon mistakenly thought was hers.A mistake of fact is a defense

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A mistake of fact is a defense if it negates the mental state necessary to commit a crime. In this scenario, if Yvon mistakenly believed that the briefcase belonged to her, then she did not have the intent to steal Zach's property, which is a necessary mental state for the crime of theft. Therefore, her mistake of fact would be a valid defense in this situation. The other choices are not relevant to the defense of mistake of fact.

Quiz 6: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime