Crimes Against Property
Taking property from a store without paying for it is called this.
What is shoplifting?
Waving your fists and threatening to punch the referee because of a bad call.
What is assault?
The most serious type of crime, punishable by more than one year in prison.
A child under the age of 7 usually cannot be charged with a crime because of this defense.
What is infancy?
The Constitution guarantees this, meaning fair and consistent legal procedures.
What is due process?
Breaking into a home and stealing a TV would be charged as these two crimes.
What are burglary and larceny?
Punching the referee for making a bad call.
What is battery?
Minor crimes, like speeding tickets, are classified as this.
What are infractions?
If someone proves they were elsewhere when a crime was committed, they use this defense.
What is an alibi?
Police need this level of evidence to get a warrant or arrest someone.
What is probable cause?
An employee secretly transfers company money into their own account.
What is embezzlement?
A stranger corners a customer in the Target parking lot, waves a knife, and demands their wallet.
What is robbery?
Infractions are also known as this.
What are petty offenses?
A police officer tricks someone into committing a crime they otherwise wouldn’t.
What is entrapment?
Police can briefly stop and question someone if they have this, a lower standard than probable cause.
What is reasonable suspicion?
Setting your ex's car on fire because they broke up with you.
What is arson?
The CEO of Apple receives a letter threatening to expose their embezzlement if they don't resign immediately.
What is extortion?
Public intoxication, trespassing, and petty theft are common examples of this type of crime.
What is a misdemeanor?
Protecting yourself from harm, but only using necessary force, is this defense.
What is self-defense?
An accused person may plead guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for dropping a more serious one.
What is a plea bargain?
Writing a fake check to to pay your rent on time.
What is forgery?
A kidnapper hold's a man's children hostage until he steals the Declaration of Independence for the kidnapper.
What is duress?
The most serious class of felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison, is called this.
What is a Class X felony?
The formal accusation of a crime by a grand jury is called this.
What is an indictment?
To be convicted of a crime, these two elements must exist.
What are criminal intent and the occurrence of the crime (the crime must happen)?