Police stop a car for speeding, then ask the driver and two passengers to step out of the car so they can search it. The police find methamphetamine under the rear seat. All occupants of the car deny knowing that the drug was there. Which of the following statements is accurate?

TRUE/FALSE. According to Judge Smith, who wrote the dissent in Acosta, Andre Acosta should not have been convicted of attempted possession of narcotics because New York’s abandonment defense applies to him.

Which of the below best describes an example of Restorative Justice?

 In Louisiana v. Booth, the court found the defendant guilty of constructive possession. Which of the following best summarizes the court’s rationale?

What is something a judge order a defendant (or person being sued) in both civil and criminal cases?

Tony, a freelance computer technician, was fired by a client, Ms. Lee, after a payment dispute. Tony believed Ms. Lee still owed him $500 for past services. A week later, Tony went to her office while she was away, told her assistant he was picking up his “equipment,” and took a company-owned laptop he had previously worked on. He later sold the laptop. Tony is charged with theft. At trial, he argues he genuinely believed the laptop belonged to him or that he had a right to it in payment of the debt. Which of the following best describes the likely result?

Which of the following statements about the Model Penal Code is FALSE?

TRUE/FALSE. To commit embezzlement, the defendant must have lawful possession of the property at the time of the alleged theft.

What was one major purpose of the Model Penal Code (MPC)?

TRUE/FALSE. In US v. Hubbard (1996), the defendants were convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. The court ruled that there was enough evidence to support an agreement because there was a concert of action, where all the parties worked together understandingly, with a single design for the accomplishment of a common purpose.