Criminal Law Quiz

Only the government prosecutes criminal defendants.

A crime punishable by imprisonment is a felony.

Burglary involves taking another's personal property from his or her person or immediate presence.

Embezzlement requires physically taking property for another's possession.

Stealing a computer program is larceny.

Offering a bribe is only one element of the crime of bribery.

Receiving stolen goods is a crime only if the recipient knows the true owner.

Generally, a person is not responsible for a criminal act if, as a result of a mental defect, he or she lacks substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the act or to conform the conduct to the law.

A person who accesses a computer online, without authorization, to obtain protected data commits a federal crime.

RICO is often used to prosecute acts classified as white-collar crimes.