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It is a federal crime to use marriage as a means of evading the immigration laws of the United States.

John waits outside the bank for his next victim, in this case an elderly man who had just cashed his Social Security check. John hits the man with a club, and the man crumbles in a pile onto the ground. John quickly goes through the old man’s pockets and takes his money. Later, the man identifies John in a police line-up as his assailant. John was charged with aggravated robbery, because the use of the club against the victim constitutes the use of:

Mark is giving testimony at his trial. He uses a disparaging word to describe the prosecutor and the judge halts the proceedings. The type of contempt exhibited by Mark was direct because it:​

Bill left the same party as Margaret, but decided to sleep it off in the local park. The weather got cooler so he turned his car on to keep warm. The police found him asleep in the back seat. Which of the following scenarios describes Bill’s control of the car? ​

Victims of drunk driving may be able to sue bars or individuals who furnished the alcoholic drinks.

Joe is driving in an area of town where prostitutes are known to frequent. Before long, he observes a woman dressed suggestively and waving at cars. He pulls over and begins a conversation with her. They agree to a price in exchange for sexual favors. Joe is later arrested by the police. Joe is convicted and sentenced to jail. After completion of his sentence, he must register as a:

Joe is driving in an area of town where prostitutes are known to frequent. Before long, he observes a woman dressed suggestively and waving at cars. He pulls over and begins a conversation with her. They agree to a price in exchange for sexual favors. Joe is later arrested by the police. If the prostitute Joe had sex with was a minor, Joe would also have been charged with:

Jasmine opens her monthly bank statement and is thrilled to find she has $10,000 more in her savings than she expected. Since it is late in the evening and past banking hours when she opened her mail, Jasmine does nothing to immediately rectify the error. Jasmine is arrested but the bank does not want the car she purchased; it wants its money back and demands the car dealership return it. The dealership says no because of the ______ rule.

In which of the following scenarios is the driver not “operating” a motor vehicle?​

The criminal charge often used in fraud cases is:​