Question 1

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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Jeri's statement was made before she was advised of her rights, so it should be excluded from evidence at her trial in accordance with the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination. This is known as the Miranda warning. Even if Jeri confessed to the crime, her statement cannot be used against her in court if it was obtained illegally.

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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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Paying a competitor's employee for confidential information is considered commercial bribery, which is illegal and unethical in business. There is no justification for such behavior as it creates an unfair advantage over competitors and undermines fair competition.

Question 5

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

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Embezzlement refers to fraudulently appropriating another's property, which is option A. The other options do not accurately describe embezzlement.

Question 6

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 he was acting to protect himself from the imminent threat of being shot by Vance.

Question 7

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 punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.

Question 8

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 9

Donney takes the trade secrets of Effervescent Soda Company without Effervescent's consent.Donney gives the secrets to Fruity Drinks Corporation,an Effervescent competitor,without compensation.Fruity knows that the secrets were acquired without Effervescent's consent.Under federal law,Fruity has committed

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Fruity Drinks Corporation has committed a crime under federal law for knowingly receiving stolen trade secrets without the consent of the owner and without compensating the owner. It does not matter if Fruity uses the secrets or if Effervescent discovers the theft later.

Question 10

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 states that illegally obtained evidence must be excluded from a trial. Therefore, any evidence obtained during the search of Bayside's offices that was obtained illegally would not be admissible in court as evidence.

Question 11

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 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

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's actions of copying and selling business software without authorization of owners violates the federal law on copyright infringement, which is a crime.

Question 14

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

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Question 15

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 communication that contains false and fraudulent information with the intent to deceive the recipient. Choices A, B, and C are not directly related to the concept of mail fraud.

Question 16

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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Mistake of fact can serve as a defense if it negates the mental state necessary to commit a crime. In this case, Yvon did not have the intention to steal Zach's briefcase and mistakenly thought it was hers, which means she did not have the required intent for the crime of theft. Therefore, mistake of fact can serve as a defense in this scenario.

Question 17

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 from gambling as income from legitimate activities on tax returns is a form of money laundering.

Question 18

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 would be the most appropriate in this scenario because Ray was threatened with harm to his daughter if he did not commit the theft. This defense is commonly used in situations where someone is forced to engage in criminal behavior against their will due to the threat of harm from another individual. Insanity, entrapment, and self-defense would not apply in this case.

Question 19

Mariah takes off her ring and places it on her desk while she works.Without her knowledge or consent,her coworker Nita picks up the ring,puts it on,and walks away.Nita has likely committed

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Larceny is the wrongful taking and carrying away of the property of another person with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of that property. In this scenario, Nita took Mariah's ring without her knowledge or consent, which constitutes larceny.

Question 20

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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Quiz 6: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime