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TCOLE State Exam Review Questions And
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A person who in the course of committing theft, intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes
bodily injury to another or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death has
committed what offense? - ANS Robbery
A person knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another in the course of committing theft.
According to the penal code, what is the most serious offense committed? - ANS Aggravated
robbery
A person breaks into an attached garage breaks into a vehicle parked in the garage and steals a
1500 dollar computer from the back seat. What is the most serious offense committed? -
ANS Burglary
A person commits the offense of theft if they_ appropriate property with intent to deprive the
owner of the property. - ANS unlawfully
A person removes a 450 dollar price tag from a retail item and replaces it with a 200 price tag.
What offense has been committed? - ANS fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment
of writing
The primary components of the american criminal justice system are_. - ANS police, courts,
and corrections
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_is law that defines the personal and property rights of individuals. - ANS civil law
according to the ccp which is not a magistrate?
Recorders of incorporate cities
justices of the peace
supreme court justices
district attorneys - ANS district attorneys
which of the following are not texas peace officers? - ANS ATF
According to the ccp the court of criminal appeals does not: - ANS review decisions of civil
cases
In order to prove a case of public intoxication a person must: - ANS appear in a public place
while intoxicated to a degree the person may endanger him/herself or another
a person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters and is shot and killed by
the person. what is the most serious offense committed? - ANS capital murder
a person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the child's release. the person gets scared
and releases the child unharmed. what is the most serious crime committed? -
ANS aggravated kidnapping
what offense is committed when a person threatens to harm another by an unlawful act on
account of their service as a witness or public servant? - ANS obstruction or retaliation
a person causes an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage and is reckless about
whether the explosion will endanger the life of some individual. The person has committed_. -
ANS arson
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in the case of an exception to an offense the burden of proof lies with the _. -
ANS prosecuting attorney
a person acts _ with respect to the nature of their conduct when it is the conscious objective or
desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result - ANS intentionally
a person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is_
under duress
intentionally
recklessly
by his own conduct - ANS committed by his own conduct
what is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor was compelled by threat of serious
bodily injury to engage in the proscribed conduct? - ANS duress
a mistake of fact is _ - ANS a defense to prosecution
The poisonous tree doctrine was affirmed in - ANS wong sun v US
you can frisk if there is _ that the suspect may be in possession of a weapon -
ANS reasonable fear (terry v ohio)
when a search is conducted after a lawful arrest, within immediate control and
contemporaneous with the arrest, the search is justified under_ to lawful arrest -
ANS incidental
what is generally considered to be that area of open space surrounding a dwelling, which is so
immediately adjacent to the dwelling that it is part of the house? - ANS curtilage
TCOLE State Exam Review Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
A person who in the course of committing theft, intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes
bodily injury to another or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death has
committed what offense? - ANS Robbery
A person knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another in the course of committing theft.
According to the penal code, what is the most serious offense committed? - ANS Aggravated
robbery
A person breaks into an attached garage breaks into a vehicle parked in the garage and steals a
1500 dollar computer from the back seat. What is the most serious offense committed? -
ANS Burglary
A person commits the offense of theft if they_ appropriate property with intent to deprive the
owner of the property. - ANS unlawfully
A person removes a 450 dollar price tag from a retail item and replaces it with a 200 price tag.
What offense has been committed? - ANS fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment
of writing
The primary components of the american criminal justice system are_. - ANS police, courts,
and corrections
, ©EVERLY 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
_is law that defines the personal and property rights of individuals. - ANS civil law
according to the ccp which is not a magistrate?
Recorders of incorporate cities
justices of the peace
supreme court justices
district attorneys - ANS district attorneys
which of the following are not texas peace officers? - ANS ATF
According to the ccp the court of criminal appeals does not: - ANS review decisions of civil
cases
In order to prove a case of public intoxication a person must: - ANS appear in a public place
while intoxicated to a degree the person may endanger him/herself or another
a person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters and is shot and killed by
the person. what is the most serious offense committed? - ANS capital murder
a person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the child's release. the person gets scared
and releases the child unharmed. what is the most serious crime committed? -
ANS aggravated kidnapping
what offense is committed when a person threatens to harm another by an unlawful act on
account of their service as a witness or public servant? - ANS obstruction or retaliation
a person causes an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage and is reckless about
whether the explosion will endanger the life of some individual. The person has committed_. -
ANS arson
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in the case of an exception to an offense the burden of proof lies with the _. -
ANS prosecuting attorney
a person acts _ with respect to the nature of their conduct when it is the conscious objective or
desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result - ANS intentionally
a person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is_
under duress
intentionally
recklessly
by his own conduct - ANS committed by his own conduct
what is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor was compelled by threat of serious
bodily injury to engage in the proscribed conduct? - ANS duress
a mistake of fact is _ - ANS a defense to prosecution
The poisonous tree doctrine was affirmed in - ANS wong sun v US
you can frisk if there is _ that the suspect may be in possession of a weapon -
ANS reasonable fear (terry v ohio)
when a search is conducted after a lawful arrest, within immediate control and
contemporaneous with the arrest, the search is justified under_ to lawful arrest -
ANS incidental
what is generally considered to be that area of open space surrounding a dwelling, which is so
immediately adjacent to the dwelling that it is part of the house? - ANS curtilage
