Exam 22: Criminal Law and Procedure in Business

A grand jury will issue a/an ________ if their investigation indicates that a defendant should be held over for trial.

In U.S.v.LaGrou Distribution Systems,the defendant company suffered from an extremely serious rat infestation.Stewart,the president of LaGrou defended saying he had no specific knowledge of meat contamination so he was not culpable.

Arthur has attached a device to a local ATM machine that records customer's bank account numbers and ATM passwords.He then sells these account numbers and passwords to nefarious individuals who use the information to steal money from the customer's accounts.Arthur:

A plea by a defendant where they do not admit guilt but agree to penalties imposed as if guilty is called a plea of no contest or _____.

If a jury is deadlocked and cannot come to a decision at the end of a trial,the prosecutor may not bring charges to retry the defendant due to the defendant's double jeopardy protection under the Constitution.

The adjudicative phase of the criminal justice process includes each of the following components except:

Stan is an investment manager.He has received money from various investors with a promise of very high returns on their investments.The invested money is not supplying enough capital in order to pay the returns promised so he has started using new investor's money to pay older investors.By advertising and by word of mouth,people are anxious to invest with Stan because of the money being paid and with the influx of new investors he is able to continue operating.Stan is:

Michelle is driving at night when a policeman pulls her over for a blown tail light.When he approaches the car he shines his flashlight into the car and sees a bag of white powder on the back seat.The officer orders Michelle out of the car and then reaches in to seize the bag.A quick examination leads him to believe that the bag contains cocaine.He arrests Michelle and takes her to the station.

If the criminal trial results in a verdict of not guilty,the government may retry case again because the government always gets one appeal.

What are the three purposes or aims of imposing punishment for criminal acts?

Evidence obtained from an illegal search may not be used against the defendant.This is called:

Felonies generally are punishable by:

Fred has been charged with a crime where the maximum punishment is a fine and up to six months in jail.The crime he has been charged with is a misdemeanor.

This amendment requires that an arrest warrant may not be issued without probable cause:

Criminal ________ deals with the limits set on the government's authority when applying or enforcing criminal law.

The right to confront witnesses through cross examination is contained in the Sixth Amendment.

This amendment guarantees a speedy public trial.

One of the major functions of criminal law in general is to compensate parties for damages caused by another's conduct.

In Miranda v.Arizona,Miranda's voluntary confession was thrown out because:

Alphonse has lost his job and has decided to rob a bank.He goes to the bank to observe how they operate and he purchases a weapon and ammunition as well as a mask.He has planned his getaway thoroughly.He has driven to the bank but is arrested on his way in when an alert policeman sees him draw his weapon and don the mask.Among other things,Alphonse may be charged with and convicted of conspiracy to rob the bank.