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CJL2400 CRIMINAL LAW Questions and
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Case 1.2
Sally is accused of stealing some checks from her boss. She is found
not guilty of any criminal wrong at trial. Her boss sues her and receives
a judgment ordering Sally to pay her for the amount lost from the
stolen checks.
Sally's boss received a judgment for money because of what difference
between criminal and noncriminal wrongs?
Ans: The burden of proof is higher for criminal wrongs than for
noncriminal wrongs.
The burden of proof is lower for criminal wrongs than for
noncriminal wrongs. (wrong)
The burden of proof is equal for criminal wrongs than for
noncriminal wrongs.
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None of these answers is correct.
When an appellate court overturns the decision of a trial court and
sends the case back for further proceedings in accord with its decision,
the appeals court has
Ans: reversed the trial court's decision. (wrong)
affirmed the trial court's decision.
reversed and remanded the trial court's decision.
declined the trial court's decision.
To qualify as criminal punishment, penalties have to meet four criteria.
Ans: true
Crimes and torts represent two different ways our legal system
responds to social and individual harm.
Ans: true
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What are some of the reasons that the American Law Institute created
the Model Penal Code?
Ans: clarification and simplification
Case citations always follow the same order.
Ans: true
An offense which is punishable by one year or more in a state prison is
called a
Ans: felony
Case 1.2
Sally is accused of stealing some checks from her boss. She is found
not guilty of any criminal wrong at trial. Her boss sues her and receives
a judgment ordering Sally to pay her for the amount lost from the
stolen checks.
Of the following categories, what one can we say with certainty is an
appropriate classification for the theft of the checks?
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Ans: mala in se
mala prohibita
misdemeanor. (wrong)
felony
Core felonies include which of the following?
Ans: murder
manslaughter
rape
all of these are core felonies
To obtain a conviction, the prosecution must prove every element of
the offense
Ans: beyond a reasonable doubt
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CJL2400 CRIMINAL LAW Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Case 1.2
Sally is accused of stealing some checks from her boss. She is found
not guilty of any criminal wrong at trial. Her boss sues her and receives
a judgment ordering Sally to pay her for the amount lost from the
stolen checks.
Sally's boss received a judgment for money because of what difference
between criminal and noncriminal wrongs?
Ans: The burden of proof is higher for criminal wrongs than for
noncriminal wrongs.
The burden of proof is lower for criminal wrongs than for
noncriminal wrongs. (wrong)
The burden of proof is equal for criminal wrongs than for
noncriminal wrongs.
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None of these answers is correct.
When an appellate court overturns the decision of a trial court and
sends the case back for further proceedings in accord with its decision,
the appeals court has
Ans: reversed the trial court's decision. (wrong)
affirmed the trial court's decision.
reversed and remanded the trial court's decision.
declined the trial court's decision.
To qualify as criminal punishment, penalties have to meet four criteria.
Ans: true
Crimes and torts represent two different ways our legal system
responds to social and individual harm.
Ans: true
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What are some of the reasons that the American Law Institute created
the Model Penal Code?
Ans: clarification and simplification
Case citations always follow the same order.
Ans: true
An offense which is punishable by one year or more in a state prison is
called a
Ans: felony
Case 1.2
Sally is accused of stealing some checks from her boss. She is found
not guilty of any criminal wrong at trial. Her boss sues her and receives
a judgment ordering Sally to pay her for the amount lost from the
stolen checks.
Of the following categories, what one can we say with certainty is an
appropriate classification for the theft of the checks?
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Ans: mala in se
mala prohibita
misdemeanor. (wrong)
felony
Core felonies include which of the following?
Ans: murder
manslaughter
rape
all of these are core felonies
To obtain a conviction, the prosecution must prove every element of
the offense
Ans: beyond a reasonable doubt
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