Exam 6: Criminal Law

How much force may an individual use to protect her property?

Selling liquor to a minor can result in criminal liability only if the seller intended to sell to an underage person.

Vicarious liability is liability imposed upon one person for the acts of another.

Embezzlement and forgery are considered blue-collar crimes because they do not require highly technical skills.

Which of the following is found in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution?

Scott grabs Todd and threatens to stab him with his knife if Todd doesn't help Scott commit a robbery.If Todd helps Scott and is prosecuted, Todd would have a valid defense called self-defense.

Carla offered $150,000 to the vice president of operations of AltoChem Co.to induce her to divulge a secret process.In some states Carla would be guilty of commercial bribery.

RICO provides for criminal penalties, but contains no provision for civil penalties.

Carelessness or negligence is a form of subjective fault.

A defendant who is indicted will next:

Anton has had a problem with break-ins at his restaurant, so he rigs up a spring gun at the entryway, so that any after-hours intruder will be shot upon entry.Anton may legally use this deadly force to protect his business.

All jurisdictions have enacted laws making it a crime to write a check when there is not enough money in the account to cover the check.

You are on a corporate committee responsible for creating a program to comply with the Federal Organizational Corporate Sentencing Guidelines.What should the program include, and what will be the effect of your company's implementing an adequate compliance program?

The primary distinction between larceny and embezzlement is whether the person taking the property has the intent to deprive the victim permanently of the goods.

Under RICO, a __________ is any of several criminal offenses such as murder, kidnapping, arson, extortion, and drug dealing.

The Sixth Amendment protects persons against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and being charged with a capital offense except by grand jury indictment.

The Federal Organizational Corporate Sentencing Guidelines provide for each criminal offense a base fine that can be reduced, but not increased, under certain circumstances.

At the __________, the accused is informed of the charge against him and he enters his plea.

The criminal intent necessary to commit a crime is known as:

Alfred points an unloaded gun at Buster and threatens to shoot.Unobserved by Alfred , Cassie, who is Buster's wife, witnesses the threat and believes Alfred 's gun is loaded and that Buster is about to die.Cassie pulls out a gun and shoots and kills Alfred.In this case: