GPSTC CRIMINAL LAW QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED LATEST
2023-2024 GRADE A +
Is there attempted murder in GA? - CORRECT ANSWER >>No
Jurisdiction O.C.G.A. 17-2-1 - CORRECT ANSWER >>Our
power to exert to the full extent of the law because it is in our
bounds (for law enforcement)
Venue O.C.G.A. 17-2-2 - CORRECT ANSWER >>For the courts;
Criminal action shall be tried in the county where the crime was
committed
Is there a statue of limitation for murder? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>No
Limitation of prosecution for a felony is how long? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>4 years
Prosecution for what offenses can commence at any time? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>When DNA evidence is established to
,identify perpetrators in Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, Rape,
Aggravated Child Molestation, Aggravated Sodomy or Aggravated
Sexual Battery
Prosecution for a misdemeanor shall be commenced within how
much time? - CORRECT ANSWER >>2 years after the
commission of a crime
Can a female be charged with rape in GA? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>No
What is the general purpose of title 16 crimes and offenses? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>Proportionate punishments, give fair
warning of the nature of the conduct forbidden and the sentence,
define which statues are crimes
Entrapment O.C.G.A. 16-3-25 - CORRECT ANSWER >>Idea
starts with law enforcement/officer, government officer or
employee. Undue persuasion, incitement, or deceitful means
Misfortune or accident not a crime - CORRECT ANSWER >>Not
to be found guilty if the crime was committed by accident or no
criminal negligence
, Statutory Rape O.C.G.A. 16-6-3 - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Sexual intercourse with any person under the age of 16,
Victim 14 but less than 16 years of age and the person convicted
of statutory rape is 18 years of age or younger and is no more
than four years older than the victim
Rape O.C.G.A. 16-6-1 - CORRECT ANSWER >>(1) A female
forcibly and against her will; or
(2) A female who is less than ten years of age.
25 years to life followed by probation for life
Murder O.C.G.A. 16-5-1 - CORRECT ANSWER >>A person
commits the offense of murder when he unlawfully and with
malice aforethought, either express or implied, causes the death
of another human being
Malice Murder - CORRECT ANSWER >>Malice shall be implied
where no considerable provocation appears and where all the
circumstances of the killing show an abandoned and malignant
heart.
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED LATEST
2023-2024 GRADE A +
Is there attempted murder in GA? - CORRECT ANSWER >>No
Jurisdiction O.C.G.A. 17-2-1 - CORRECT ANSWER >>Our
power to exert to the full extent of the law because it is in our
bounds (for law enforcement)
Venue O.C.G.A. 17-2-2 - CORRECT ANSWER >>For the courts;
Criminal action shall be tried in the county where the crime was
committed
Is there a statue of limitation for murder? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>No
Limitation of prosecution for a felony is how long? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>4 years
Prosecution for what offenses can commence at any time? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>When DNA evidence is established to
,identify perpetrators in Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, Rape,
Aggravated Child Molestation, Aggravated Sodomy or Aggravated
Sexual Battery
Prosecution for a misdemeanor shall be commenced within how
much time? - CORRECT ANSWER >>2 years after the
commission of a crime
Can a female be charged with rape in GA? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>No
What is the general purpose of title 16 crimes and offenses? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>Proportionate punishments, give fair
warning of the nature of the conduct forbidden and the sentence,
define which statues are crimes
Entrapment O.C.G.A. 16-3-25 - CORRECT ANSWER >>Idea
starts with law enforcement/officer, government officer or
employee. Undue persuasion, incitement, or deceitful means
Misfortune or accident not a crime - CORRECT ANSWER >>Not
to be found guilty if the crime was committed by accident or no
criminal negligence
, Statutory Rape O.C.G.A. 16-6-3 - CORRECT ANSWER
>>Sexual intercourse with any person under the age of 16,
Victim 14 but less than 16 years of age and the person convicted
of statutory rape is 18 years of age or younger and is no more
than four years older than the victim
Rape O.C.G.A. 16-6-1 - CORRECT ANSWER >>(1) A female
forcibly and against her will; or
(2) A female who is less than ten years of age.
25 years to life followed by probation for life
Murder O.C.G.A. 16-5-1 - CORRECT ANSWER >>A person
commits the offense of murder when he unlawfully and with
malice aforethought, either express or implied, causes the death
of another human being
Malice Murder - CORRECT ANSWER >>Malice shall be implied
where no considerable provocation appears and where all the
circumstances of the killing show an abandoned and malignant
heart.
