RBC 2 FINAL PAPER TEST BANK
100 PERCENT CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A woman walked into the local bar and saw her boyfriend with
another woman. She went to the table and hit him on the head. He fell
off his barstool, struck his head on the floor and was knocked
unconscious.
What crime, if any, occurred? Answer: battery causing/inflicting serious
bodily injury. - Felony
◉ Two men were arguing during a baseball game. One man picked up a
baseball bat and swung at the other man. The second man ducked to
avoid being hit on the head.
The first man only committed assault because he did not actually hit the
second man. True/False. Answer: False - assault with a deadly weapon
because he attempted to cause harm by using the bat as a weapon. (BGI
only needs to be likely)
◉ During a bar fight, a man stabbed another man in the arm with a
knife. The first man has committed the crime of assault with a deadly
weapon.
,True / false. Answer: True
◉ A young man walking in a gang area is confronted by four other
young men. The four shoved him to the ground and kicked him until he
was unconscious.
The officer arrested the four men for assault with a deadly weapon. Did
the officer act appropriately? Answer: Yes - The four committed assault
with force likely to produce great bodily injury. (the last crime element)
◉ A paraplegic adult required home care. The caretaker arrived every
morning to dress the paraplegic and clean the apartment. The caretaker
saw a wad of money in the dresser drawer. One day, after completing the
daily tasks, he took the cash and left the apartment.
What crime, if any, occurred? Answer: dependent adult abuse - he stole
the money. The amount of money will determine whether the crime is a
felony or misdemeanor.
◉ As a 67-year-old woman became more senile, she became more
demanding. One day she demanded repeatedly to have her hair brushed.
Her daughter brushed it again and again and became increasingly
frustrated. Finally, the daughter got so frustrated, after the mother asked
her to brush her hair again, that she hit her mother repeatedly with the
brush.
,The daughter did not commit a crime. True / False. Answer: False - elder
abuse because she caused her mother physical pain.
◉ A hitchhiker was picked up by a passing driver. As he entered the car,
the hitchhiker asked the driver to drop him off at a specific location. The
driver agreed initially, but later drove past the specified location in spite
of the hitchhiker's protests. The driver took the hitchhiker to another
location against the hitchhiker's will, refused to stop, and refused to let
him out of the car when he asked to leave.
Has a crime been committed? Answer: kidnapping (felony)
because the hitchhiker's consent was withdrawn when he wanted to get
out, but the driver refused.
◉ A man wanted to date a coworker. One day in the company parking
lot, he saw her next to her car which had a flat tire. The man offered to
give her a ride to the gas station. When she refused, he grabbed her,
shoved her into the car, locked the doors, and drove until they entered
another state.
The man committed false imprisonment. true/false. Answer: False-
kidnapping (felony)
, ◉ During a break in courtroom proceedings, two attorneys entered an
empty elevator. Without warning, the defense attorney pushed the
emergency button and began to harass the prosecuting attorney about a
suspected ethics violation. When the prosecutor demanded to get off the
elevator, the defense attorney refused to reactivate it.
has a crime occurred? Answer: yes = False imprisonment - maybe felony
if violence, menace, fraud, or deceit was used
◉ A man lured his ex-girlfriend into his car and then locked the doors to
keep her from leaving. He would not unlock the doors until she
promised to meet him for a date that weekend.
the man committed False imprisonment, Felony. Answer: true - deceit
◉ A boy lived with his father who had legal custody, but the boy still
wanted to see his mother, the man's ex-wife. The boy's father decided to
allow the boy to visit with his mother and took him to the mother's
apartment. When he came to pick the boy up, the mother refused to let
the boy go home with his father.
What Crime, if any, did the Mother commit? Answer: child abduction
without custodial right - Felony
100 PERCENT CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A woman walked into the local bar and saw her boyfriend with
another woman. She went to the table and hit him on the head. He fell
off his barstool, struck his head on the floor and was knocked
unconscious.
What crime, if any, occurred? Answer: battery causing/inflicting serious
bodily injury. - Felony
◉ Two men were arguing during a baseball game. One man picked up a
baseball bat and swung at the other man. The second man ducked to
avoid being hit on the head.
The first man only committed assault because he did not actually hit the
second man. True/False. Answer: False - assault with a deadly weapon
because he attempted to cause harm by using the bat as a weapon. (BGI
only needs to be likely)
◉ During a bar fight, a man stabbed another man in the arm with a
knife. The first man has committed the crime of assault with a deadly
weapon.
,True / false. Answer: True
◉ A young man walking in a gang area is confronted by four other
young men. The four shoved him to the ground and kicked him until he
was unconscious.
The officer arrested the four men for assault with a deadly weapon. Did
the officer act appropriately? Answer: Yes - The four committed assault
with force likely to produce great bodily injury. (the last crime element)
◉ A paraplegic adult required home care. The caretaker arrived every
morning to dress the paraplegic and clean the apartment. The caretaker
saw a wad of money in the dresser drawer. One day, after completing the
daily tasks, he took the cash and left the apartment.
What crime, if any, occurred? Answer: dependent adult abuse - he stole
the money. The amount of money will determine whether the crime is a
felony or misdemeanor.
◉ As a 67-year-old woman became more senile, she became more
demanding. One day she demanded repeatedly to have her hair brushed.
Her daughter brushed it again and again and became increasingly
frustrated. Finally, the daughter got so frustrated, after the mother asked
her to brush her hair again, that she hit her mother repeatedly with the
brush.
,The daughter did not commit a crime. True / False. Answer: False - elder
abuse because she caused her mother physical pain.
◉ A hitchhiker was picked up by a passing driver. As he entered the car,
the hitchhiker asked the driver to drop him off at a specific location. The
driver agreed initially, but later drove past the specified location in spite
of the hitchhiker's protests. The driver took the hitchhiker to another
location against the hitchhiker's will, refused to stop, and refused to let
him out of the car when he asked to leave.
Has a crime been committed? Answer: kidnapping (felony)
because the hitchhiker's consent was withdrawn when he wanted to get
out, but the driver refused.
◉ A man wanted to date a coworker. One day in the company parking
lot, he saw her next to her car which had a flat tire. The man offered to
give her a ride to the gas station. When she refused, he grabbed her,
shoved her into the car, locked the doors, and drove until they entered
another state.
The man committed false imprisonment. true/false. Answer: False-
kidnapping (felony)
, ◉ During a break in courtroom proceedings, two attorneys entered an
empty elevator. Without warning, the defense attorney pushed the
emergency button and began to harass the prosecuting attorney about a
suspected ethics violation. When the prosecutor demanded to get off the
elevator, the defense attorney refused to reactivate it.
has a crime occurred? Answer: yes = False imprisonment - maybe felony
if violence, menace, fraud, or deceit was used
◉ A man lured his ex-girlfriend into his car and then locked the doors to
keep her from leaving. He would not unlock the doors until she
promised to meet him for a date that weekend.
the man committed False imprisonment, Felony. Answer: true - deceit
◉ A boy lived with his father who had legal custody, but the boy still
wanted to see his mother, the man's ex-wife. The boy's father decided to
allow the boy to visit with his mother and took him to the mother's
apartment. When he came to pick the boy up, the mother refused to let
the boy go home with his father.
What Crime, if any, did the Mother commit? Answer: child abduction
without custodial right - Felony
