Crimes Against Business
Intentional falsification of a document with intent to defraud
What is Forgery
Police may search because an authorized person voluntarily agreed to be searched.
What is Consent
When the suspect is taken into police custody.
What is arrest
Fighting back if you are “jumped”.
What is Self Defense
David offered $100,000 to the vice president of operations of Med Co. to induce her to divulge a secret ingredient to a drug. What crime would you charge David with?
What is Bribery
Entry into a building with intent to commit a felony in the building.
What is Burglary
If police has reasonable suspicion that the person committed a crime, the police may ____ and _____ the person for weapons.
What are Stop and Frisk
Administrative procedure for recording the arrest
What is Booking
A trespasser refused to leave despite being asked to do so and the defendant’s actions were reasonable and proportionate.
What is Defense of Property
Anita tells Bob that unless Bob pays her $5,000, she will tell his customers that he was once arrested for shoplifting as a teenager. What crime would you charge Anita with?
What is Extortion
Trespassory taking and carrying away of personal property of another with the intent to deprive permanently.
What is Larceny
Police may seize contraband if police is from lawful vantage point, have lawful access to object, and criminality is apparent.
What is Plain View
Prosecutor must establish probable cause that accused committed the crime
What is Preliminary Hearing
An individual is charged with larceny but believed that the property he took was rightfully his.
What is Mistake
Dwight breaks a window in Shaq’s house one night and enters through the broken window with the intent of stealing an autographed jersey of Kobe Bryant in a display case hanging on the office wall. What crime would you charge Dwight with?
What is Burglary
Trespassory taking and carrying away of personal property of another with the intent to deprive permanently, taken directly from the victim and by use of force or threat of force.
What is Robbery
Police may search premises if in Hot Pursuit of suspect.
What are Exigent circumstances
Defendant is formally charged and he enters a plea.
What is Arraignment
An undercover police officer offers a large sum of money to sell drugs, and the person agrees to do so.
What is Entrapment
Tom was out for a walk in his neighborhood one night. When Tom walked by Jerry’s house he saw the garage door open. Tom saw a new bike laying against the wall. Tom decided to ride the bike home and keep it for himself. What crime would you charge Tom with?
What is Larceny
Fraudulent conversion of the property of another, by one who is in lawful possession of it.
What is Embezzlement
After this situation, police may search the arrestee himself, items in his possession, and area within his immediate control.
What is Search Incident to Lawful Arrest
Issued by a grand jury if it finds evidence sufficient for a trial.
What are:
Indictment
OR
Grand Jury Indictment
Someone commits a crime only because there is literally “a gun to your head.”
What is Duress
George is an employee working as the Assistant to the Traveling Secretary of the New York Yankees baseball team. He was given a company credit card to make authorized purchases related to team traveling expenses. George decided buy himself a $10,000 Rolex watch and charged it to the credit card. What crime would you charge George with?
What is Embezzlement