LGS Ch. 6/10 QR questions
A person who enters into a risky situation, knowing the risk involved, can nevertheless recover for a resulting injury or harm for reasons of public policy
False
A person who wrongfully hurts another's good name or reputation orally may be liable for libel.
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
The standard of reasonable care for a professional is the same as that of an ordinary person
False
Seymour is accused of a crime. To obtain information about the crime from Seymour, the state can
Grant Seymour immunity from protection
A mistake of fact can often excuse criminal responsibility
True
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
If the evidence of a defendants guilt was obtained improperly, it normally cannon be used against the defendant in court
True
When someone suffers injury because of another's failure to live up to a required duty of care, negligence occurs.
True
A prosecution of a crime by a state prevents a separate federal prosecution relating to the same activity
True- that would be double jeopardy
Britney uses the internet to enter false code into the computer control system of chicken company, a food marker, to alter the levels of ingredients so that consumers of the food become illl.Britney is
a cyberterrroist
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
Anderson causes a disturbance at Brew Pub. He is arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, a crime punishable by imprisonment up to one year. This crime is
a misdemeanor
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.
Embezzlement includes the making or altering of any writing in a way that changes the legal rights and liabilities of another.
false
The right to due process of law, prohibition of double jeopardy, and prohibition of self defense incrimination are guaranteed by
fifth amend
.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
Mick hosts an NCAA basketball championship viewing party at his home, where Neff imbibes too much alcohol. Driving drunk after the party, Neff causes an accident in which Deshawn is injured. Under a dram shop act imposing liability on social hosts, Deshawn must prove
only the facts stated.
Ricardo, an engineer, supervises the construction of a new mountainside roadway. The road collapses in a landslide due to faulty grading. Motorists injured in the collapse sue Ricardo in a tort action for negligence. Under that theory, as a professional, Ricardo is held to the same standard of care as
other engineers
Erol works for Food Packing Company. Erol's supervisor Gwen writes a negative review of Erol's performance. Gwen believes the statements are true and limits their communication to the firm's management. In a tort action for defamation, Gwen can most likely assert as a successful defense
privilege.
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 others from similar wrongdoing.
Crimes are offenses against society as a whole.
true
Every criminal statute prohibits certain behavior.
true