Business Law: Criminal Law Review

Crimes are either classified as felonies or misdemeanors according to the severity of their potential punishment.

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An arraignment happens shortly after a person is arrested when he or she is brought into court and the formal charges are read.

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• False

Persons convicted of infractions can only be fined.

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• False

If a corporation's employees are judged to have criminal intent, the corporation itself may be judged to also have had criminal intent.

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• False

Procedural defenses focus on whether the alleged criminal actually committed the crime.

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• False

It is not a crime to buy property that you know has been stolen.

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• False

"Falsely making or altering a writing to defraud another" is the definition of the crime of embezzlement.

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• False

A grant of immunity can eliminate a person's right to refuse to testify on the grounds of self-incrimination.

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• False

Generally, what is a crime for an adult is juvenile delinquency for a minor.

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At a preliminary hearing, if the judge determines that the evidence is sufficient the accused may be declared guity and convicted of the crime.

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• False