Exam 10: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

Ajay sells "Bulk Up" steroids over the Internet. He is arrested and charged with the sale of a controlled substance. This is cyber crime, which is

Leslie commits an act via e-mail against Money Investment Company, a business in New York, where the act is a cyber crime. Leslie resides in Ohio, where the act is not a crime. Prosecution of Leslie in New York involves questions of

A company takes a risk by electronically storing their online customers' credit-card numbers.

Babs sees an e-book reader on the porch of Coco's house, takes the reader to her home, and tells everyone she owns it. Danno, wielding a knife, forces Easter to give him her smartphone, and runs away with it. Fritz breaks into Ginger's apartment, takes a laptop, and leaves. Hazel sells Idi an expensive wristwatch for a fraction of its value, admitting that the watch is stolen property but claiming that she is not the thief. Which of these acts are crimes, and what are the differences among them?

Laird is an employee of Motor Parts, an auto parts store. On the orders of his employer, he switches trademarks on parts that come into the store to be sold to consumers. This is most likely

Gem programs software to prompt a computer to continually crash and reboot. Gem intends to install this program on various companies' computer systems without the companies' knowledge. The program can reproduce itself, but must be attached to a host file to travel from one computer network to another. This program is a

Cameron is an accountant in the accounting department of Data Analytics Company. Cameron's son's college tuition is due within a week, or he cannot continue taking classes. To meet the due date, Cameron transfers funds from Data Analytics to a fictitious bank account, planning to repay the firm within one month. The transfer is discovered before the firm is re?paid, and Cameron is arrested. What crime, or crimes, if any, has Cameron committed?

Megan reaches into Ned's pocket and takes his wallet-without his consent and without his immediate awareness. Unlike robbery, picking pockets does not involve

For most crimes, the state must initiate prosecution within a certain number of years after the crime occurs.

The theft of trade secrets is a civil wrong but not a crime.

One element that normally must exist for a person to be convicted of a crime is the performance of a prohibited act.

Klay arrests Leonida on suspicion of embezzlement. According to the United States Supreme Court in Case 10.3, Miranda v. Arizona, Leonida must be apprised of certain constitutional rights

No federal statute specifically addresses cyber crime.

Farouk uses his computer to break into Global Financial Center's computer. Farouk is a

Nini, a police officer, wants to search the offices of Operational Business Corporation. She asks Judge Pearl to issue a warrant. Under the Fourth Amendment, no warrant for a search can be issued without

Once immunity is given, a person has an absolute privilege against self-incrimination and can no longer refuse to testify on Fifth Amendment grounds.

Via the Internet, Porcio sabotages the computer system of Quik Chik'n Company, a fast-food restaurant operator, to alter the ingredients in the company's recipes and products so that consumers of the foods become ill. Porcio is a

Quiana, an employee of Reservations for Less, Inc., pays Svetlana, an employee of Reservations for Less' competi?tor Travel Cheap, Inc., for a secret Reservations for Less pricing schedule. This may be

Landon is arrested at a warehouse in Metro Corporate Park. A government prosecutor issues a formal charge against Landon for receiving stolen property. This charge is an

Maura enters a gas station and points a gun at the clerk Nate. She then forces Nate to open the cash register and give her all the money. Maura can be charged with