CLEET - Legal Block Notes verified to
pass 2025/2026
Identify the distinction between Statutory and Case Law ( page 3 ) - correct answer ✔Statutory law is
legislation where case law is created when court of criminal appeals has set a precedent by make a
specific determination of the meaning of legislation
Identify the difference between a private wrong and a crime ( page 3 ) - correct answer ✔Wrong is a
breach of duty imposed by law. ( you did something wrong )
Private wrong is a TORT ( civil wrong ) - you did or failed to do something you were supposed to do or
not do by law but was not criminal.
Public wrong is a crime ( criminal wrong ) - you did or failed to do something you were supposed to do
by law.
Identify the definition of a crime ( page 3 ) - correct answer ✔CRIME: "AN ACT OF OMMISSION,
FORBIDDEN BY LAW, TO WHICH GOVERNMENT APPLIES A MONETARY AND/OR PENAL SANCTIONS."
Identify the forms of punishment by which a crime may be punished ( page 4 ) - correct answer ✔Fine,
imprisonment,
Death,
removal from office,
disqualification to hold office
Identify those punishments which may only be conferred upon conviction of a felony ( page 4 ) - correct
answer ✔Fine,
,imprisonment for more than 1 year,
death
Identify mala in se or mala prohibita crimes when given examples. ( page 5 ) - correct answer ✔Mala in
se: inherently wrong crimes such as felonies, breaches of public order, injuries to persons and property,
outrages upon public decency and morality ( bad crimes in and of themselves )
Mala prohibita: crimes because they are prohibited but not necessarily wrong. examples would be
speeding, parking in handicapped spaces, public intoxication. Where there is no real victim
Identify the requisite elements of a crime ( page 7 ) - correct answer ✔1. The voluntary and intentional
commission or omission of an act or conduct by a person legally capable of performing such an act.
2. The existence of a law commanding or prohibiting that act or conduct and the existence of a law that
prescribed punishment for the act or conduct which is enforceable by the state.
Identify the distinctions between a principal and an accessory to a crime ( page 7 ) - correct answer
✔Principal: All persons concerned in the commission of a crime, whether felony or misdemeanor, and
whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, or aid and abet in its commission,
through not present.
Accessories: After the commission of any felony, conceal or aid the offender, with knowledge that he
has committed a felony and with the intent that he may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction or
punishment. There are no accessory charges for misdemeanors.
Given a list of court's powers and limitations, identify the applicable type of Municipal Court
( page 8 ) - correct answer ✔Court not of record - non lawyer judge, fine up to $50.00, no jail able
powers except for willful failure to pay and contempt of court.
, Court not of record- Lawyer Judge, fine up to $200.00, up to 30 days in jail, provide jury trials, juvenile
jurisdiction for traffic only and may not jail them.
Court of record- Same as lawyer judge court not of record except may fine up to $500.00 and 90 days in
jail.
District court- Court of General jurisdiction, unlimited jurisdiction over all justifiable matters, may issue
writs, judgments and decrees. Has appellate jurisdiction in cases appealed from municipal courts not of
record from within the county where the district court sits. Trial de Novo is given.
Court of Criminal Appeals: Judges are lawyers, have appellate jurisdiction in all criminal matters, may
impanel a jury where court has original jurisdiction.
Identify the types of courts in Oklahoma that hear criminal matters and the role each plays in the
criminal justice system. - correct answer ✔Municipal courts
District Courts
Court of Criminal Appeals
Identify the functions of the following in the criminal justice system: peace officers, attorneys and
judges, and corrections officers. - correct answer ✔Peace officers: Enforce the law
Lawyers and Judges: Administer the law
Corrections officers: Enforce punishment
4th amendment - correct answer ✔Right to be secure. Warrants on probable cause. Warrants shall
describe place and what to seize.
5th amendment - correct answer ✔Right to remain silent. Due process
6th amendment - correct answer ✔Assistance of counsel
, 8th amendment - correct answer ✔No cruel and unusual punishments
14th amendment - correct answer ✔Citizenship, due process, equal protection AND applies those to
the States
No criminal law without... - correct answer ✔Legislative act
No punishment without... - correct answer ✔Law which specifies punishment
No crime without... - correct answer ✔A specified punishment
Classifications of crimes are based on: - correct answer ✔Nature of offense
Extent of punishment
Before a person can be criminally liable for an act or omission there must be: - correct answer ✔A law
prohibiting the action
The law must impose penalties for violation
There must be an act or omission
The concurrence of act and intent
Causation
Result
The elements of a crime are: - correct answer ✔The voluntary and intentional commission of an act or
omission or conduct by:
A person legally capable of performing such an act
The existence of a statute commanding or prohibiting the act or conduct
pass 2025/2026
Identify the distinction between Statutory and Case Law ( page 3 ) - correct answer ✔Statutory law is
legislation where case law is created when court of criminal appeals has set a precedent by make a
specific determination of the meaning of legislation
Identify the difference between a private wrong and a crime ( page 3 ) - correct answer ✔Wrong is a
breach of duty imposed by law. ( you did something wrong )
Private wrong is a TORT ( civil wrong ) - you did or failed to do something you were supposed to do or
not do by law but was not criminal.
Public wrong is a crime ( criminal wrong ) - you did or failed to do something you were supposed to do
by law.
Identify the definition of a crime ( page 3 ) - correct answer ✔CRIME: "AN ACT OF OMMISSION,
FORBIDDEN BY LAW, TO WHICH GOVERNMENT APPLIES A MONETARY AND/OR PENAL SANCTIONS."
Identify the forms of punishment by which a crime may be punished ( page 4 ) - correct answer ✔Fine,
imprisonment,
Death,
removal from office,
disqualification to hold office
Identify those punishments which may only be conferred upon conviction of a felony ( page 4 ) - correct
answer ✔Fine,
,imprisonment for more than 1 year,
death
Identify mala in se or mala prohibita crimes when given examples. ( page 5 ) - correct answer ✔Mala in
se: inherently wrong crimes such as felonies, breaches of public order, injuries to persons and property,
outrages upon public decency and morality ( bad crimes in and of themselves )
Mala prohibita: crimes because they are prohibited but not necessarily wrong. examples would be
speeding, parking in handicapped spaces, public intoxication. Where there is no real victim
Identify the requisite elements of a crime ( page 7 ) - correct answer ✔1. The voluntary and intentional
commission or omission of an act or conduct by a person legally capable of performing such an act.
2. The existence of a law commanding or prohibiting that act or conduct and the existence of a law that
prescribed punishment for the act or conduct which is enforceable by the state.
Identify the distinctions between a principal and an accessory to a crime ( page 7 ) - correct answer
✔Principal: All persons concerned in the commission of a crime, whether felony or misdemeanor, and
whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, or aid and abet in its commission,
through not present.
Accessories: After the commission of any felony, conceal or aid the offender, with knowledge that he
has committed a felony and with the intent that he may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction or
punishment. There are no accessory charges for misdemeanors.
Given a list of court's powers and limitations, identify the applicable type of Municipal Court
( page 8 ) - correct answer ✔Court not of record - non lawyer judge, fine up to $50.00, no jail able
powers except for willful failure to pay and contempt of court.
, Court not of record- Lawyer Judge, fine up to $200.00, up to 30 days in jail, provide jury trials, juvenile
jurisdiction for traffic only and may not jail them.
Court of record- Same as lawyer judge court not of record except may fine up to $500.00 and 90 days in
jail.
District court- Court of General jurisdiction, unlimited jurisdiction over all justifiable matters, may issue
writs, judgments and decrees. Has appellate jurisdiction in cases appealed from municipal courts not of
record from within the county where the district court sits. Trial de Novo is given.
Court of Criminal Appeals: Judges are lawyers, have appellate jurisdiction in all criminal matters, may
impanel a jury where court has original jurisdiction.
Identify the types of courts in Oklahoma that hear criminal matters and the role each plays in the
criminal justice system. - correct answer ✔Municipal courts
District Courts
Court of Criminal Appeals
Identify the functions of the following in the criminal justice system: peace officers, attorneys and
judges, and corrections officers. - correct answer ✔Peace officers: Enforce the law
Lawyers and Judges: Administer the law
Corrections officers: Enforce punishment
4th amendment - correct answer ✔Right to be secure. Warrants on probable cause. Warrants shall
describe place and what to seize.
5th amendment - correct answer ✔Right to remain silent. Due process
6th amendment - correct answer ✔Assistance of counsel
, 8th amendment - correct answer ✔No cruel and unusual punishments
14th amendment - correct answer ✔Citizenship, due process, equal protection AND applies those to
the States
No criminal law without... - correct answer ✔Legislative act
No punishment without... - correct answer ✔Law which specifies punishment
No crime without... - correct answer ✔A specified punishment
Classifications of crimes are based on: - correct answer ✔Nature of offense
Extent of punishment
Before a person can be criminally liable for an act or omission there must be: - correct answer ✔A law
prohibiting the action
The law must impose penalties for violation
There must be an act or omission
The concurrence of act and intent
Causation
Result
The elements of a crime are: - correct answer ✔The voluntary and intentional commission of an act or
omission or conduct by:
A person legally capable of performing such an act
The existence of a statute commanding or prohibiting the act or conduct
