BUL 5810 Ch. 6
The crime of larceny includes in its definition:
a. the nontrespassory taking and control of personal property.
b. the trespassory taking and carrying away of real or personal property.
c. joyriding.
d. the trespassory taking and carrying away of anothers personal property. - answerd.
the trespassory taking and carrying away of anothers personal property.
Which of the following constitutes cybercrime?
a. Operating an illegal gambling site on the Internet.
b. Hacking into another's online credit card account.
c. Posting an infringement of a copyright on one's website.
d. All of these are correct. - answerd. All of these are correct.
The crime of making threats for the purpose of obtaining money or property is known
as:
a. robbery.
b. theft.
c. larceny.
d. extortion. - answerd. extortion.
Which of the following is correct with respect to an indictment?
a. The grand jury decides the guilt or innocence of the defendant and levies a
sentence.
b. The grand jury issues an indictment if it finds sufficient evidence to justify a trial on
the charges alleged.
c. The grand jury questions the defendant in open court.
d. All of these are correct. - answerb. The grand jury issues an indictment if it finds
sufficient evidence to justify a trial on the charges alleged.
Another name for a trial by a court sitting without a jury is a(n):
a. bench trial.
b. arraignment.
c. sentencing.
d. preliminary hearing. - answera. bench trial.
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution:
a. requires a public trial.
b. prevents double jeopardy.
c. guards the privacy of a person in his home.
d. All of these are correct. - answerb. prevents double jeopardy.
, What probable cause needs to be shown for the issuance of a search warrant?
a. Given all the evidence, there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a
crime is present.
b. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
c. Proof to a preponderance of the evidence.
d. Contemporaneous visual proof that the property is present on the described land -
answera. Given all the evidence, there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence
of a crime is present.
The criminal act necessary to commit a crime is known as:
a. malice aforethought.
b. mens rea.
c. subjective fault.
d. actus reus. - answerd. actus reus.
Which of the following is a goal of an arraignment?
a. The defendant is informed of the charge and enters a plea.
b. Requires the defendant to bear the burden of proof.
c. Begins the inquisitorial system of adjudication.
d. All of these are correct. - answera. The defendant is informed of the charge and
enters a plea.
The criminal law is similar to tort law, but there are some significant differences. These
differences are:
a. the defendant is always the government in a criminal proceedings.
b. the burden of proof on the prosecution is to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in
criminal law.
c. the defendant always pays the court costs in any civil proceeding.
d. All of these are correct. - answerb. the burden of proof on the prosecution is to prove
guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in criminal law.
Which of the following is found in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
a. A privilege against self-incrimination.
b. A right against double jeopardy.
c. A prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
d. The right to an attorney. - answerd. The right to an attorney.
The court determines whether there is probable cause to believe the defendant is the
one who committed the crime at the:
a. preliminary hearing.
b. indictment.
c. arraignment.
d. information. - answera. preliminary hearing.
A warrant is not required for a search by the police in the situation where:
a. the police are still searching for the murder weapon after three weeks.
The crime of larceny includes in its definition:
a. the nontrespassory taking and control of personal property.
b. the trespassory taking and carrying away of real or personal property.
c. joyriding.
d. the trespassory taking and carrying away of anothers personal property. - answerd.
the trespassory taking and carrying away of anothers personal property.
Which of the following constitutes cybercrime?
a. Operating an illegal gambling site on the Internet.
b. Hacking into another's online credit card account.
c. Posting an infringement of a copyright on one's website.
d. All of these are correct. - answerd. All of these are correct.
The crime of making threats for the purpose of obtaining money or property is known
as:
a. robbery.
b. theft.
c. larceny.
d. extortion. - answerd. extortion.
Which of the following is correct with respect to an indictment?
a. The grand jury decides the guilt or innocence of the defendant and levies a
sentence.
b. The grand jury issues an indictment if it finds sufficient evidence to justify a trial on
the charges alleged.
c. The grand jury questions the defendant in open court.
d. All of these are correct. - answerb. The grand jury issues an indictment if it finds
sufficient evidence to justify a trial on the charges alleged.
Another name for a trial by a court sitting without a jury is a(n):
a. bench trial.
b. arraignment.
c. sentencing.
d. preliminary hearing. - answera. bench trial.
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution:
a. requires a public trial.
b. prevents double jeopardy.
c. guards the privacy of a person in his home.
d. All of these are correct. - answerb. prevents double jeopardy.
, What probable cause needs to be shown for the issuance of a search warrant?
a. Given all the evidence, there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a
crime is present.
b. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
c. Proof to a preponderance of the evidence.
d. Contemporaneous visual proof that the property is present on the described land -
answera. Given all the evidence, there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence
of a crime is present.
The criminal act necessary to commit a crime is known as:
a. malice aforethought.
b. mens rea.
c. subjective fault.
d. actus reus. - answerd. actus reus.
Which of the following is a goal of an arraignment?
a. The defendant is informed of the charge and enters a plea.
b. Requires the defendant to bear the burden of proof.
c. Begins the inquisitorial system of adjudication.
d. All of these are correct. - answera. The defendant is informed of the charge and
enters a plea.
The criminal law is similar to tort law, but there are some significant differences. These
differences are:
a. the defendant is always the government in a criminal proceedings.
b. the burden of proof on the prosecution is to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in
criminal law.
c. the defendant always pays the court costs in any civil proceeding.
d. All of these are correct. - answerb. the burden of proof on the prosecution is to prove
guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in criminal law.
Which of the following is found in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
a. A privilege against self-incrimination.
b. A right against double jeopardy.
c. A prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
d. The right to an attorney. - answerd. The right to an attorney.
The court determines whether there is probable cause to believe the defendant is the
one who committed the crime at the:
a. preliminary hearing.
b. indictment.
c. arraignment.
d. information. - answera. preliminary hearing.
A warrant is not required for a search by the police in the situation where:
a. the police are still searching for the murder weapon after three weeks.
