The Fact That the Defendant Has a Graduate Degree in Software

question 44

Multiple Choice

The fact that the defendant has a graduate degree in software design is admissible in a case in which a hacker bypassed a company's security system and transferred money to a Swiss bank account:

• A)only if the defendant designed software used on the company's computer.
• B)only if the prosecutor can show prior acts of hacking by the defendant.
• C)only if his degree establishes skill and/or technical knowledge necessary to commit the crime.
• D)only if the degree was from an accredited university.

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