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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Definitions:

Holder in Due Course

A person or entity that has acquired a negotiable instrument in good faith and has certain protections under the law.

Negotiable Instrument

A document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money, either on demand or at a set time, with the payer named on the document.

Rights

Entitlements or permissions, usually legal or moral, that individuals or groups have to certain actions or claims, without interference from others.

Promissory Note

is a written, signed document in which one party promises to pay another party a specific sum of money at a future date or on demand.