Exam 10: Property Damage and Invasion

In an effort to help issues with illegal immigrants, some states have fallen back on __________________ statutes to file charges on illegal aliens to allow the suspects to be held until ICE is able to initiate deportation efforts.

What is the crime of maliciously damaging, by means of fire, any building used in interstate or foreign commerce or in any activity affecting interstate or foreign commerce?

Where can one locate most of the latest federal cybercrime information?

A group of men and women have decided to create a situation that will strike fear in Americans nationwide, by attacking America in areas that are the most vulnerable and considered to be sacred to all Americans. The group, using their computers, coordinates weapons of mass destruction to be placed in every rural school throughout the country. The task is relatively simple because of the complete lack of security in rural schools. Additionally, the group creates a virus they intend to forward to all rural first responder dispatch stations to render those systems useless. Fortunately FBI surveillance of terrorist activity in the U.S. uncovers the plot and obtains warrants for all the suspects before the WMD can be placed in the schools. What charges will be brought against the group? What if the FBI is unable to locate the explosive devices or the virus the group has alleged to use in the crime? Will the same charges be filed against the group?

Hacking refers to a person breaking into computer systems with the intent to alter or modify settings.

The mens rea for arson varies by statute, but typically requires what element?

Some states include special statutes designed to prevent criminal mischief, theft, or other illegal acts after dark and before sunrise in _______________.

InState v. Pigott, the Supreme Court of North Carolina affirmed the decision, but remanded the case for a new sentencing hearing in regards to a sentencing error.

What criminal offense is committed with the use of a computer or other electronic device?

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a statement that the First Amendment permits a state to outlaw cross-burnings done with the intent to intimidate because burning a cross is a particularly virulent form of intimidation.

Steve is a small-time burglar who forces entry into a home with the intent to steal a TV he could see from the living room window. A neighbor sees Steve break the glass of the front door and calls 911. The police arrive and arrest Steve before he can disconnect the TV and make his get away. Steve may be charged with _______________.

If a person knowingly and unlawfully enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling with the intent to commit a crime and if while in the dwelling the person or another participant in the crime is armed with explosives, or causes physical injury to another person, or is armed with a deadly weapon or threatens the use of a deadly may be charged with what crime?

The actus reus of trespassing is satisfied when a person only enters another's private property without permission.

The New Ipswich Sheriff in New Hampshire filed criminal trespass on an illegal alien based on the New Hampshire statute that defines criminal trespass as a person being guilty of criminal trespass if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he enters or remains in any place. This is an example of creative use of trespassing statutes.

Trespassing in the State of Texas is considered to be a specific intent offense.

If a disgruntled former Wal-Mart employee decided to set a distribution warehouse on fire, that employee would be subjected to federal prosecution because doing so would likely affect the company's ability to ship products around the country.

What is sometimes considered a form of criminal or malicious mischief but defined as willful or malicious acts intended to damage property?

A person who enters another's property without the express consent of the owner may be charged with what crime?

What major issue arises during a typical cybercrime investigation?

Cyberterrorism is generally understood to refer to unlawful attacks only against computers, networks, and the information stored therein when done to intimidate or coerce a government or its people in furtherance of political or social objectives.