True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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The
prosecution in a criminal case need only establish by clear and convincing evidence that the
defendant committed the crime.
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2.
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A
crime punishable by imprisonment in a federal or state penitentiary for any period of time is a
felony.
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3.
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Criminal defendants are prosecuted by public officials.
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4.
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Petty
offenses are felonies.
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5.
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If a
person does not know that he or she is taking the property of someone else, the person cannot be
convicted of theft.
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6.
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The
use of force or intimidation is not necessary for an act of theft to be considered a
robbery.
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7.
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Counterfeiting constitutes forgery.
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8.
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At
common law, burglary was defined as breaking and entering into the dwelling of another at any time
with the intent to commit a felony.
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9.
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Obtaining another person's phone card number so that it may be used to make
unauthorized long-distance calls is not considered larceny.
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10.
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Forgery occurs when a person entrusted with another person's property or money
fraudulently appropriates it.
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11.
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The
recipient of stolen goods who does not know the identity of the owner or the thief has a defense to
criminal liability.
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12.
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Stealing computer time is not a crime.
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13.
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Stealing a computer program may be considered larceny.
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14.
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It is
a sufficient defense to a charge of embezzlement that the embezzler intended to return the embezzled
property eventually.
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15.
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Embezzlement is like robbery in that neither crime requires the use of force or
fear.
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16.
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Embezzlement may be committed without physically taking property from the possession
of another.
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17.
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It is
a crime to use the mail to defraud the public, but not to use radio or television to do
so.
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18.
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A
bribe must consist of money to be a crime.
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19.
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The
crime of bribery is committed only if the recipient agrees to perform whatever action is desired by
the person offering the bribe.
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20.
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Under
federal law, financial institutions must report currency transactions in excess of
$10,000.
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21.
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"Dirty" money may be laundered by making it appear to be the
"profit" of a legitimate business.
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22.
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A
theft of trade secrets conducted via the Internet is not yet a federal crime.
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23.
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White-collar crimes may be prosecuted under RICO.
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24.
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Ignorance of the law is a valid defense to criminal liability.
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25.
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In
most courts, a person is not responsible for criminal conduct if, at the time of the conduct, as a
result of a mental defect, the person lacked substantial capacity either to appreciate the
wrongfulness of the act or to conform the conduct to the law.
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26.
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Voluntary intoxication may never serve as a defense for crimes.
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27.
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The
defense of entrapment is intended to prevent the police from pushing an individual into committing a
crime.
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28.
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Most
statutes of limitations do not apply to murder.
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29.
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The
Fifth Amendment permits a person accused of murder to be tried for the crime more than
once.
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30.
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All
evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments normally must be excluded
from a criminal trial.
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31.
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All
evidence derived from evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments is
normally admissible in a criminal trial.
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32.
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In
Case 8.3, Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court held that criminal defendants
must be informed of their right to remain silent.
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33.
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A
suspect who is not informed of the right to remain silent could not, under any
circumstances, have a confession considered as evidence against him or her.
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34.
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Probable cause may be defined as "a substantial likelihood that an individual has
committed or is about to commit a crime."
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35.
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Accessing a computer online, without authorization, to obtain protected data is a
federal crime.
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