Закон в силе - Law Booster I. Дроботенко Ю.Б - 7 стр.

6. getting money from people by using threats                                    5. "Well this obviously isn't my suitcase. I've never seen these things be-
7. getting property or money from people by making them believe untrue               fore in my life. The monogram? Well, they are my initials, but that must
     things                                                                          be a coincidence. That's probably how the two cases got mixed up. After
8. going through a ceremony of marriage when you are still married to                all, they aren't very unusual initials. A photograph with me in it? My
     someone else                                                                    word, that's incredible! It must be someone who knows me..."
9. killing a public figure illegally and intentionally                           6. "I didn't know my wife was still alive, I thought she'd died in a car acci-
10. killing someone illegally and intentionally                                      dent. I couldn't believe it when I saw her walk into the room. Surely you
11. killing someone unintentionally or in mitigating circumstances                   don't think I married you just to get your money...?"
12. making an illegal copy of a banknote or document                             7. "You misunderstand me. When I offered him the money I meant it as a
13. offering money corruptly to get someone to do something to help you              gift. I know that life can be difficult for a young man on a police salary,
14. saying something which damages someone's character                               especially if he has a family, young children etcetera. It isn't easy and I
15. setting fire to a building                                                       know that. I just wanted to help. I didn't expect him to do anything in re-
16. stealing something by using force or threatening to use force                    turn..."
17. stealing, taking property which belongs to someone else                      8. "After leaving the office I realised I'd forgotten my umbrella. I went
18. taking goods illegally into or out of a country                                  back in to get it. When I went in I noticed that the photocopier was still
19. telling lies when you have sworn an oath to say what is true in court            turned on. It had been working very badly all day, and I decided to
20. trying to find out secrets by illegal means                                      quickly see what was wrong with it before going home. I made a few
21. using illegally or stealing money which you are looking after for some-          test copies of documents that were in the office; I didn't even look at
     one else                                                                        what I was copying. The machine seemed to be working much better. I
22. writing, publishing or broadcasting a statement which damages some-              put the copies in my briefcase – intending to use the other side as note-
     one's character                                                                 paper. I don't believe in wasting paper. At that moment Mr. Sanders
                                                                                     came out of his office..."
2. Below are ten statements by defendants. Read the statements and               9. "I painted them for pleasure. I had no intention of deceiving people. I
   say what crime each one has been accused of.                                      never said they were by other people. Yes, I did include the signatures of
                                                                                     other artists but that's because I wanted them to be perfect copies..."
1. "I arrived home late and found that I'd forgotten my keys. I didn't want
                                                                                 10. "Mr. Wills sent me the money to help me in my business venture – I'm
   to wake my wife up, and I saw there was a ladder in the garden of the
                                                                                     trying to start a design agency. He sent me cheques every month for
   house next door. I got the ladder and climbed in. We've just moved
                                                                                     $1200. A couple of times he sent extra when I had special expenses. It
   house and I didn't realise I was in the wrong street..."
                                                                                     was always understood that he would participate in the profits of the
2. "I was walking my dog when I saw the gun lying on the ground. I picked
                                                                                     business when it was running. We didn't write anything down, it was an
   it up – it was still warm – and at that moment I saw the body lying in the
                                                                                     oral agreement. The photographs I have of him with his secretary have
   long grass. I went across to look and it was my business partner. That's
                                                                                     no connection with these payments."
   when the police arrived..."
3. "I opened the bank account in a false name as a way to help my em-
   ployer pay less tax – it's perfectly legal. I kept meaning to tell him, but
   somehow I just forgot. I bought the villa in France with my own money.
   It was an inheritance..."
4. "OK, so there are 123 copies of the video. That's perfectly true, but I had
   no intention of selling them. I'm a collector."

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