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A crime may be defined as... - correct answer. A public offense, forbidden, which the
government sanctions.
A suspect may invoke his/her right to counsel or right to remain silent when? - correct
answer. At any time during the investigation.
A self incriminatory statement by a subject, falling short of a complete
acknowledgement of guilt is known as what? - correct answer. Admission
Ted broke into Sally's at 0730 while Sally was sleeping. While in the apartment, Ted
intentionally set Sally's bed on fire. What crime did Ted commit? - correct answer.
1st Degree Arson
Cases where the court of criminal appeals has interpreted statutory law in very specific
cases are called what? - correct answer. Case Law
An arrest warrant issued out of the district court charging a misdemeanor... - correct
answer. Can be served according to what the warrant states.
Malice afore-thought as used in murder in the first degree may be defined as what? -
correct answer. Deliberate intent
Normally, if you make an arrest outside your jurisdiction, you must... - correct answer.
Make the arrest as a private citizen
False arrest & false imprisonment cases are what? - correct answer. Criminal and
Civil
What are the 2 main types of municipal courts in Oklahoma? - correct answer. Court
of record & Court of non record
A writ is... - correct answer. An order of the court
,Mary (13 y/o), gives her consent to have sexual intercourse with Sam (22 y/o). If Sam
has intercourse with Mary, what crime has been committed? - correct answer. 1st
Degree Rape
Burden of proof in a civil case is... - correct answer. Preponderance of the evidence
What amendment gives a citizen to right to not self incriminate? - correct answer.
The 5th Amendment
The elements of civil battery are... - correct answer. Intentional, non-consensual,
physical contact & another Person.
The rights to an attorney during a police interrogation or when defendants are in
custodial situations are defined in what Case Law? - correct answer. Miranda v.
Arizona
Generally, a police officer may arrest for a misdemeanor? - correct answer.
Committed or attempted in his presence
Improper service, improper venue, lack of jurisdiction, and statute of limitations are
examples of... - correct answer. Technical defenses of a constitutional tort
Reasonable grounds such as would warrant a prudent person to believe certain facts
are true is what? - correct answer. Probable Cause
Failure to exercise the necessary degree of care where a reasonable person would use
under a given set of circumstances is what? - correct answer. Negligence
The legal steps necessary to provide a violation of a criminal statute is known as... -
correct answer. Elements of a crime
Homicide is justifiable when? - correct answer. When defending against deadly
force
A good rule concerning the use of force by a LEO is what? - correct answer. Use
force when it is necessary and then use only reasonable force.
Under conditions specified in 21 O.S. 540B, a person commits a felony by running a
roadblock. Under these conditions, what may an officer do? - correct answer. Use
deadly force if the person poses a threat of deadly force to the officer or another person.
Sam is in his house sitting on the couch in the living room when you tell him that he is
under arrest. Where/What can you search? - correct answer. Sam and the Couch
, You have reason to search a motel room rented by an individual for a period of 5 days.
It is currently day 2 of the rental facility. The individual is not available to give consent.
What must you do? - correct answer. Seek a search warrant
An affidavit must describe the person or place to be searched... - correct answer. So
precisely that it excludes all other persons or places
A search warrant must be executed and returned to the issuing magistrate within what?
- correct answer. 10 days
You are unable to appear to the magistrate to personally give a testimony & present
your affidavit to the court to receive a search warrant. The statutes allow? - correct
answer. The magistrate to authorize you to sign their name.
You are compelled to search a certain apartment which is known to be rented by Sam.
You realize that you do not have enough PC to get a warrant. You decide to seek
permission to search. The person who can give consent is who? - correct answer.
The lessee
The Carroll Doctrine is a rule permitting searches of cars, boats, or aircraft without a
search warrant, if what 3 conditions are present? - correct answer. Evidence is
mobile/have PC/ No time for warrant
Mere suspicion or hunch allows the officer to? - correct answer. Start an
investigation
Hearsay is? - correct answer. Second hand information
Direct evidence - correct answer. Requires no interference to be drawn in order to
reach a conclusion
For evidence to be admissible it must be? - correct answer. Factual & Material
Searches & seizures conducted outside the judicial process without prior approval by a
judge are "per se" unreasonable - correct answer. Under the 4th Amendment
subject to a few specifically established & well delineated exceptions.
The reason a frisk is condoned by the court is? - correct answer. For LEO protection
The legal basis or a "Stop & Frisk" is? - correct answer. Terry V. Ohio
You have reasonable suspicion to believe that Sam is distributing cocaine from his car.
You approach the car. Sam is sitting in the drier seat. You direct Sam out of the car and
immediately conduct a "pat-down". You do not find a weapon on Sam, but you feel a
rock hard object in Sam's sock. Based on your training & experience, you know the
object is crack cocaine. This evidence what? - correct answer. Admissible because