Hazel Was Deliberately Cheated by a Clerk at the Hamilton

question 37

Multiple Choice

Hazel was deliberately cheated by a clerk at the Hamilton Bay Corp.Can the corporation be found guilty of a criminal offence?

• A)Yes,it can,since there is obviously a "directing mind" in this act.
• B)Yes,it can,since the clerk was an employee working at her job at the time.
• C)No,it cannot,because she was a low-level employee.
• D)Yes,it can,because there is vicarious liability to the corporation.
• E)No,it cannot,since corporations cannot be criminally found guilty.

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