Instruction
As you know by now, a corporation is a legal entity, a person under the eyes of the law. In your assignment, respond to the following two questions:
Can a corporation be charged with and found guilty of a crime?
Do you think a corporation should be treated like a person under criminal law?
In your response, refer back to the relevant concepts and/or caselaw from your reading as well as at least one of the supplemental resources included below:
Federal Prosecution of Corporations
6 Volkswagen Executives Charged as Company Pleads Guilty in Emissions Case
20 Things You Should Know About Corporate Crime
Treating Corporations as People
Submission Format
The length of your response is conditional on the question. Answer fully, but concisely.
Your submissions should be submitted via the assignment dropbox in .doc or .docx format, using 12 pt type and double spacing.
Late submissions will not be accepted, absent documented circumstances that made submission impossible.