Nancy took a check from Micah's checkbook and wrote a check to herself for $300 and signed Micah's name at the bottom. When Nancy was caught by police, she was charged with ________________.
What is forgery?
100
Assault and battery, kidnapping, rape and murder are crimes against _________________.
What is a person?
100
The willful and illegal burning or exploding of a building.
What is arson?
100
What law was passed in the late 1980's in Oklahoma to protect the victim of crime who defends his home and family against unlawful intrusion from any criminal prosecution or civil action.
What is the "Make My Day" gun law?
100
Not making defendants testify against themselves, protecting them from illegal search and seizure and allowing legal representation are all rights granted by the___________________, as part of due process.
What is the constitution?
200
Sarah bought a box of COACH handbags from Derrick for $100. The police came to her house and asked her about the handbags. When she said she had a whole box that she got from someone other than a distributor, the police charged her with _________________.
What is receiving stolen property?
200
Theft, robbery and embezzlement are crimes against __________________.
What is property?
200
An agreement between two or more people to commit a crime.
What is a conspiracy?
200
Legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him/her.
What is a defense?
200
A reasonable ground for belief.
What is probable cause?
300
Jack was a quarterback for a high school football team. He was offered $1,000 for throwing the game and he accepted. The offense Jack of guilty of is______________________.
What is bribery?
300
Rioting, disorderly conduct and illegal speeding are crimes against _________.
What is public peace and order?
300
Obtaining money or other property from a person by wrongful use of force, fear, or the power of office.
What is extortion?
300
Not Mirandizing a suspect can bring about this sort of defense.
What is a procedural defense?
300
An accused person may agree to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped is called _______________.
What is plea bargaining?
400
Lesser misdemeanor
What is an infraction?
400
Offenses committed in the business world are called _____________________.
What is white-collar crime?
400
The wrongful taking of money or personal property belonging to someone else, with intent to deprive the owner of it is call _________________.
What is larceny?
400
This is used as a defense when a person does not know right from wrong due to a verifiable mental disease or defect.
What is criminal insanity?
400
The crime that hinders the administration of justice and is punishable by imprisonment.
What is contempt of court?
500
Murdock lied while testifying at a civil trial, hoping to help the defendant. The crime he committed was _____________________.
What is perjury?
500
Punishable by confinement in a city or county jail for one year or less, by a fine of $1,000 or less or both is called____________________________
What is a misdemeanor?
500
False pretenses is a type of ___________________.
What is fraud?
500
The three types of substantive defenses.
What are immunity, self-defense and criminal insanity?