LGS200 Test 1 Hammond
True or False: A prosecution of a crime by a state prevents a separate federal prosecution relating to the same activity.
False
True or False: Embezzlement includes the making or altering of any writing in a way that changes the legal rights and liabilities of another.
False
True or False: In a successful tort suit, an individual is awarded compensatory damages to put them in a better position than the party who committed the tort.
False
True or False: The standard of reasonable care for a professional is the same as that of an ordinary person.
False
In a phone call to Lou, Mia speaks statements about Nye that injures Nye's reputation. If Nye can prove all of the elements of defamation and Mia cannot assert a sufficient defense, Mia is most likely liable for
Slander
True or False: A mistake of fact can often excuse criminal responsibility.
True
True or False: An act intended to make another person fearful of an immediate physical harm is an assault if the threat is reasonably believable and thus creates a reasonable apprehension of imminent harm in that person.
True
True or False: Every criminal statute prohibits certain behavior.
True
True or False: When someone suffers injury because of another's failure to live up to a required duty of care, negligence occurs.
True
Brittney uses the internet to enter false code into the computer control system of Chicken Company, a food maker, to alter the levels of ingredients so that consumers of the food become ill. Brittney is
a cyberterrorist.
Zion is arrested at a warehouse in Industry Park and is charged with the crime of theft. Zion will be prosecuted by
a district attorney or an attorney general.
Bix backs out of City Parking Garage, colliding with Dill's car. Dill may recover $7,500 to cover the cost of the repairs if Bix failed to act as
a reasonable person
Seymour is accused of a crime. To obtain information about the crime from Seymour, the state can
grant Seymour immunity from prosecution.
Don interferes with the business interests of Erin in a way not permitted by law, and Erin's business is harmed as a result. To be liable to Erin for the commission of an intentional tort, Don must have
intended to commit the act
Esau works for Family Dwellings Inc., an investment firm that buys, renovates, and rents foreclosed houses. Esau steals his employer's digital files to start his own competing business, Good Homes LLC. This is
larceny
A truck with defective brakes runs off the street and crashes into Lima's home, damaging the property and injuring her. In a successful tort action against the truck's owner for gross negligence, Lima may be awarded punitive damages to
punish the defendant and deter other from similar wrongdoing
