Crime
Criminal Procedure
Common Crimes
White Collar Crime
Kit-and-Kaboodle
100
Crimes are classified from serious to minor. A crime is usually classified as one of these three:
What is felony, misdemeanor, and violation
100
A document for a person's detainment based on a showing of probable cause that the person commited a crime
What is arrest warrant
100
The unlawful killin of a human being by another with malice aforethought - the element of guilty mind.
What is murder
100
The fraudulent conversion of property by a person to whom that property was entrusted.
What is embezzlement
100
A crime that is commited using computers, e-mail, the Internet, or other electronic means
What is cyber crime
200
Two elements must be proven for a person to be found guilty of an intent crime. They are
What is criminal act (actus reus) and criminal intent mens rea)
200
A case is dismissed if if neither of these are issued...
What is indictment or information statement
200
Harold breaks into Sam's home and steals jewelry and other items. Harold is guilty of this crime because he entered a dwelling without permission to do so and committed theft
What is burglary
200
If a real estate developer who is constructing an apartment building offers to pay the building inspector to overlook a building code violation, this is
What is bribery
200
A warrant issued by a court that authorizes the police to search a designated place for specified contaband, articles, items, or documents.
What is search warrant
300
Most states have enacted laws that define certain unintended conduct as a crime. The are called
What is nonintent crimes
300
A hearing during which the accused is brought before a court and is informed of the charges against them and asked to enter a plea
What is arraignment
300
A crime that involves knowingly receiving stolen property and intending to deprive the rightful owner of that property.
What is recieving stolen property
300
Two securities brokers agree over the telephone to commit a securities fraud. They obtain a list of potential victims and prepare false financial statements necessary for the fraud. Because they enterd into an agreement to commit a crime and took an overt act, the brokers are guilty of this crime, even if they never carry out the securities fraud
What is criminal conspiracy
300
A rule that says evidence obtained from an unreasonable search and seizure can generally be prohibited from introduction at a trial or an administrative proceeding agains the person searched
What is exclusionary rule
400
These crimes require that the perpetrator intends a specific result. Ex: death of a victim, arson, forgery, and fraud
What is specific intent crimes
400
An agreement in which the accused admits to a lesser crime than charged. In return, the fovernment agrees to impose a lesser sentence than might have been obtained had the case gone to trial.
What is plea bargain agreement
400
Stealing automobiles and XM satellite radios from automobiles are examples of this common law
What is larceny
400
A person knows that an executive who works for a company has been engaged in a physical altercation with another person. The person who knows the information threatens the executive that he will disclose this fact to the company unless the executive pays him money. The person who has made this threat is guilty of this crime
What is extortion
400
the burden of proof in a criminal trial is the responsibility of....
What is the government
500
These crimes require that the perpetrator either knew or should have know that their actions would lead to harmful results. Ex: assualt and battery
What is general intent crimes
500
A jury that cannot come to a unanimous decision about the defendant's guilt.
What is hung jury
500
The willful or malicious burning of a building
What is arson
500
The fraudulent making or alteration of a written document that affects the leagl liability of another person
What is forgery
500
Statutes such as environmental laws, securities laws, and antitrust laws that provide for criminal violatins and penalties
What is regulatory statutes
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