BLEA CRIM LAW MID-TERM FINAL STUDY
GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ Residential Burglary. Answer: with intent to commit crime against
a person or property therein, the person enters or remains
unlawfully in
- a dwelling other than a vehicle
- class B felony
◉ Dwelling definition. Answer: where people reside
◉ Burg 1. Answer: - w/ intent to commit a crime against a person or
property therein, he or she enters or remains unlawfully in a
building while
a) armed w/ weapon, or
b) assaults any person
- class A felony
◉ Criminal Trespass 1. Answer: knowingly enters or remains
unlawfully in a building
- gross misdemeanor
,◉ Criminal Trespass 2. Answer: knowingly enters or remains
unlawfully in or upon premises of another
- misdemeanor
◉ Vehicle Prowling 1. Answer: w/ intent to commit crime against a
person or property therein, he or she enters or remains unlawfully
in a motor home, or in a vessel equipped for propulsion by
mechanical means or by sail which has a cabin equipped with
permanently installed sleeping quarters or cooking facilities
- class C felony
◉ Vehicle Prowling 2. Answer: w/ intent to commit a crime against a
person or property therein, he or she enters or remains unlawfully
in a vehicle
- gross misdemeanor
- upon a 3rd or subsequent conviction of Vehicle Prowling 2, it is a
class C felony
- (must be 2 separate occasions of crime, not multiple counts on
same charging document or same date of occurrence)
◉ Necessary definition. Answer: no reasonably effective alternative
to the use of force appeared to exist and that the amount of force
used was reasonable to effect the lawful purpose intended
, ◉ Deadly Force definition. Answer: the intentional application of
force through the use of firearms or any other means reasonably
likely to cause death or serious physical injury
◉ Assault common law definition. Answer: carried out by threat of
bodily harm with an apparent and present ability to cause the harm
◉ Define great bodily harm. Answer: Bodily injury which creates a
probability of death, or which causes significant serious permanent
disfigurement, or which causes a significant permanent loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily part or organ;
◉ Define substantial bodily harm. Answer: Bodily injury which
involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes
a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of
any bodily part or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily
part.
◉ Assault 4. Answer: - intent to injure
- he or she assaults another
- unwanted touching
- we need PC to arrest
- determine if assault is completed, we do "flinch test" (did they have
to flinch to avoid it?)
- gross misdemeanor
GUIDE 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ Residential Burglary. Answer: with intent to commit crime against
a person or property therein, the person enters or remains
unlawfully in
- a dwelling other than a vehicle
- class B felony
◉ Dwelling definition. Answer: where people reside
◉ Burg 1. Answer: - w/ intent to commit a crime against a person or
property therein, he or she enters or remains unlawfully in a
building while
a) armed w/ weapon, or
b) assaults any person
- class A felony
◉ Criminal Trespass 1. Answer: knowingly enters or remains
unlawfully in a building
- gross misdemeanor
,◉ Criminal Trespass 2. Answer: knowingly enters or remains
unlawfully in or upon premises of another
- misdemeanor
◉ Vehicle Prowling 1. Answer: w/ intent to commit crime against a
person or property therein, he or she enters or remains unlawfully
in a motor home, or in a vessel equipped for propulsion by
mechanical means or by sail which has a cabin equipped with
permanently installed sleeping quarters or cooking facilities
- class C felony
◉ Vehicle Prowling 2. Answer: w/ intent to commit a crime against a
person or property therein, he or she enters or remains unlawfully
in a vehicle
- gross misdemeanor
- upon a 3rd or subsequent conviction of Vehicle Prowling 2, it is a
class C felony
- (must be 2 separate occasions of crime, not multiple counts on
same charging document or same date of occurrence)
◉ Necessary definition. Answer: no reasonably effective alternative
to the use of force appeared to exist and that the amount of force
used was reasonable to effect the lawful purpose intended
, ◉ Deadly Force definition. Answer: the intentional application of
force through the use of firearms or any other means reasonably
likely to cause death or serious physical injury
◉ Assault common law definition. Answer: carried out by threat of
bodily harm with an apparent and present ability to cause the harm
◉ Define great bodily harm. Answer: Bodily injury which creates a
probability of death, or which causes significant serious permanent
disfigurement, or which causes a significant permanent loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily part or organ;
◉ Define substantial bodily harm. Answer: Bodily injury which
involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes
a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of
any bodily part or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily
part.
◉ Assault 4. Answer: - intent to injure
- he or she assaults another
- unwanted touching
- we need PC to arrest
- determine if assault is completed, we do "flinch test" (did they have
to flinch to avoid it?)
- gross misdemeanor
