multiple choice

7.Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the criminal law in the United States?

-To exercise public control over private retribution

-To deter wrongdoers

-To determine whether society has been harmed

-All four are purposes of the criminal law.

-To enforce moral judgments

8.The question of whether police must obtain a warrant to search a cellphone after arresting its owner:

-None of the four substantive statements are correct.

-has been settled. The Supreme Court has ruled that, because cell phones are like wallets and police can search wallets without obtaining a warrant, they can search cell phones without obtaining a warrant.

-is unclear because cell phones did not exist at the time the Fourth Amendment was added to the Constitution.

-is settled in California because the state enacted a statute requiring police to obtain a warrant in order to search a cell phone.

-depends on whether the cellphone is passcode protected.

9.Robert is Maritas boss in the accounting department at Universal Studios. He orders her to cash three checks written by customers to the company and give the money to him. Under which of the following circumstances is Marita most likely to avoid conviction for a crime?

-Marita testifies that her failure to eat breakfast that day led to a diminished capacity to make wise decisions.

-Robert accompanies her to the bank and has a loaded gun in his jacket.

-Marita testifies that she didn't realize that what Robert was asking her to do was a crime.

-Robert threatens to tell upper management that Marita is having an affair with the CFO if she does not commit the crime.

-Robert threatens her with loss of her job if she does not commit the crime.