Criminal Law Basics Quiz

A crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison, by a fine of more than $1,000, or both - or even death.

<p>A less serious crime punishable by confinement in a country or city jail for less than one year, by fine, or both.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A lesser misdemeanor punishable by fine only.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A crime typically committed in the workplace that does not involve violence or force nor does it cause physical injury to people or physical damage to property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Laws that prohibit competing companies from price fixing or dividing up sales regions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wrongful taking of money or personal property belonging to someone else with the intent to deprive the owner of possession.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Taking of property from another's person or immediate presence, against the victim's will, by force or causing fear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Entering a building without permission when intending to commit a crime.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One who receives stolen property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Obtaining property by lying about a past or existing fact.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official in carrying out his or her public or legal duties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Obtaining money or other property by wrongful use of force, fear, or the power of office, also known as blackmail.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime; it is a separate crime from the crime the parties planned to commit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Willful and illegal burning or exploding of a building.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reasonable ground for belief; requirement for legal or reasonable searches and seizures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him or her.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Defenses based on problems with the way the evidence is obtained or the way the accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Defenses that disprove, justify, or otherwise excuse the alleged crime.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Action that hinders the administration of justice in court.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Penalty provided by law and imposed by a court; purpose is to discipline the wrongdoer not to remedy the wrong.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Accused person agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A written accusation declaring that there is sufficient evidence to try the identified individual for a specified crime.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Group of citizens selected to hear, in secret, the evidence of alleged crimes submitted by the prosecutor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Written court order for the apprehension of an accused.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Court proceeding at which the formal charges in the information or indictment are read, defendant pleads guilty or not guilty, and judge may set bail.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Court proceeding at which evidence against defendant will be presented to the court so it may determine whether there is sufficient cause to hold him or her for trial.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sum of money or property deposited or pledged to guarantee that the arrested person will appear for a preliminary hearing or trial.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A command to an individual to appear and testify or produce documents or other evidence in his or her possession.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pleas to the court to order some action or rule on some matter pertinent to the case concerning disclosure, admissibility, or suppression of evidence and other matters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Preliminary exam of potential jurors to determine their ability to judge able and impartially the matter to be placed before them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Juror dismissed due to ties to defendant or prosecution that might be prejudicial.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Juror automatically dismissed without having to state any cause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conducted by the side calling a witness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The opposing side questioning a witness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decision of the jury; must be unanimous in criminal trials.</p> Signup and view all the answers