Important Case Law for TCOLE(with Errorless answers)
"A device or a drug that is unsafe for self-medication and that is not included in Schedules I
through V or Penalty Groups 1 through 4 of Chapter 481 Health and Safety Code" defines:
correct answers79 Dangerous Drug
"Consent" is not effective if correct answers520 induced by threat, fraud or force given by an
intoxicated person given by a person with mental disease or defect any of the above
"Inquest" means: correct answers484 An investigation into the cause and circumstances of the
death of a person, and a determination, made with or without a formal court hearing, as to
whether the death was caused by an unlawful act for omission.
"Not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of
alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, or any combination of two or more of
those substances, or any other substance into the body" is a definition of correct answers112
intoxicated
"The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part
thereof is open for public use for purposes of vehicular travel" is: correct answers451 Both a
highway and a street
"Improved Shoulder means" <blank>. correct answers177 A paved shoulder
<blank> and "dump" mean to discharge, deposit, inject, spill, leak, or place litter on or into land
or water. correct answers281 Dispose
<blank> and <blank> make up the foundation on which the Wellness Pyramid is built. correct
answers374 Regular exercise and proper nutrition
<blank> circumstances exist when there is not enough time to obtain a warrant and the officer
must establish probable cause. correct answers335 Emergency
<blank> Conduct, other than a traffic offense, that violates a penal law of this state or of the
United States punishable by imprisonment or by confinement in jail. correct answers169
Delinquent conduct
<blank> exists when the facts and circumstances known to the officer would warrant a prudent
man believing that an offense has been committed. correct answers308 Probable cause
<blank> exists where the facts and circumstances within the knowledge of the officer and of
which he has reasonably trustworthy information would warrant a man of reasonable caution and
prudence to believe that a particular person has committed or is committing a crime or that he
will find the instrumentality of a crime or evidence pertaining to a crime. correct answers182
Probable cause
,<blank> generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics.
correct answers307 Race
<blank> involves the expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or
prejudices. correct answers354 Objectivity
<blank> is a "pat down" of the outer clothing of a person whom you have stopped. (For
weapons) correct answers123 Frisk
<blank> is a defense to prosecution. correct answers499 Mistake of Fact
<blank> is a written statement of a grand jury accusing a person therein named of some act or
omission which, by law is declared to be an offense. correct answers289 Indictment
<blank> is holding a person for a limited time who is not yet answerable to a criminal offense.
correct answers396 Temporary detention
<blank> is that degree of influence that officer must exert over the violator to take him or her
safely into custody. correct answers299 Control
<blank> is the cap which holds down all the other areas in the wellness pyramid. correct
answers222 Self-responsibility
<blank> is the minimum amount of lawful aggression sufficient to achieve a legitimate law
enforcement objective. correct answers105 Both Reasonable and Necessary force
<blank> is the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger with self-
possession, confidence, and resolution, bravery and valor. correct answers66 Courage
<blank> is when an emergency exists where there is not enough time for a peace officer to get a
warrant. correct answers423 Exigent circumstances
<blank> means a child who is accused, adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not,
under state law, be a crime if committed by an adult. correct answers311 status offender
<blank> means any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus
of another person; or the penetration of the genitals or the anus of another person with an object.
correct answers239 Deviate sexual intercourse
<blank> means that cases are referred first to the court. correct answers173 Original jurisdiction
<blank> means the kind of control which one person exercises over another, not to confine him
within his certain limits, but to subject him to the general authority and of the person claiming
such right. correct answers236 restraint
,<blank> means the mother or the father of a child, but does not include a parent whose parental
rights have been terminated. correct answers303 parent
<blank> means to deliver a controlled substance other than by administering or dispensing the
substance. correct answers223 distribute
<blank> means unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody following
temporary leave for a specific purpose. correct answers481 Escape
A <blank> is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. correct answers34 Sentence
A <blank> is a group of words that is only a piece of a complete sentence. Pieces of important
information are left out of the sentence. correct answers84 Sentence Fragment
A <blank> is a writ issued by the judge of a court having jurisdiction of a case after commitment
or bail and before trial, or clerk at the direction of the judge, and directed to any peace officer of
the State of Texas, commanding him to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring him
before the court immediately, or at a term stated in the writ. correct answers194 Capias
A <blank> is a written order, issued by a magistrate and directed to a peace officer, commanding
him to search for any property or thing and to seize the same and bring it before such magistrate.
correct answers315 search warrant
A <blank> means the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is
directed toward or inflicted upon more than one person or item of property if the offenses are
committed pursuant to the same transaction or pursuant to two or more transactions that are
connected or constitute a common scheme or plan, or the offenses are the repeated commission
of the same or similar offenses. correct answers371 criminal episode
A basic requirement of the "Plain View" doctrine is that: correct answers431 Officer mus have a
legal right to be where he is when evidence of a crime is observed
A child can be detained in which of the following areas: correct answers73 a holding area
certified by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
A child may be held in a jail with adults arrested for or charged with a crime if no separate
juvenile facility is available. correct answers53 FALSE
A citizen may proceed past a red light if <blank>. correct answers22 directed to do so by a peace
officer
A commitment is a court order correct answers454 to place an accused in jail.
A commitment is an order signed by: correct answers332 the magistrate.
A complaint is not required to: correct answers240 be signed by a magistrate.
, A Concealed Handgun License holder enters a liquor store while possessing a concealed pistol.
What offense has occurred? correct answers427 No Offense
A couple is at their home and having a verbal argument. When the female attempts to call 911,
the male yells that she cannot use his phone and jerks the phone line out of the wall plug. What
offense has occurred? correct answers388 Interference with Emergency Telephone Call
A couple is on a date at a party located on a public beach. The female becomes intoxicated and
falls asleep. The female wakes up to discover her date performing oral sex on her. She is very
upset and calls the police. What offense has occurred? correct answers495 Sexual Assault
A co-worker who is abusing drugs or alcohol can be helped in four ways. These are: Be aware
and recognize the problem, encourage the person after they seek help, avoiding the problem will
eventually have serious consequences and: correct answers411 Urge the person to seek help
A defendant may waive any rights in any case except: correct answers139 Capital felony
A defendant's right to confront his witnesses may be waived if the witnesses: correct answers106
were deposed.
A divided, controlled access highway for through traffic is a <blank>. correct answers369
Freeway
A driver may operate a vehicle on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion
of the roadway. correct answers512 to stop, stand or park to accelerate prior to entering the main
traveled portion of the roadway to decelerate prior to making a right turn at any time to avoid a
collision all of the above
A female person possesses a valid Concealed Handgun License and is carrying a compact Glock
pistol in her purse. As the person enters a local store, she notices a picture on the front door of a
handgun inside a circle with a line drawn diagonally across it and no other signs talk about
weapons. What offense has occurred if she continues into the store? correct answers536
Unlawful Carrying Weapon Places Weapons Prohibited Criminal Trespass - Building Criminal
Trespass by Concealed Handgun License Holder None of the above
A flashing red signal is correct answers417 a stop sign.
A good structured field sobriety test is simple and <blank>. correct answers215 Divides the
suspect's attention
A grocery store is robbed by one man. He leaves the store and gets into a getaway vehicle driven
by another man. When the two are caught by the police, what offense may the driver be charged
with? correct answers127 Robbery
"A device or a drug that is unsafe for self-medication and that is not included in Schedules I
through V or Penalty Groups 1 through 4 of Chapter 481 Health and Safety Code" defines:
correct answers79 Dangerous Drug
"Consent" is not effective if correct answers520 induced by threat, fraud or force given by an
intoxicated person given by a person with mental disease or defect any of the above
"Inquest" means: correct answers484 An investigation into the cause and circumstances of the
death of a person, and a determination, made with or without a formal court hearing, as to
whether the death was caused by an unlawful act for omission.
"Not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of
alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, or any combination of two or more of
those substances, or any other substance into the body" is a definition of correct answers112
intoxicated
"The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part
thereof is open for public use for purposes of vehicular travel" is: correct answers451 Both a
highway and a street
"Improved Shoulder means" <blank>. correct answers177 A paved shoulder
<blank> and "dump" mean to discharge, deposit, inject, spill, leak, or place litter on or into land
or water. correct answers281 Dispose
<blank> and <blank> make up the foundation on which the Wellness Pyramid is built. correct
answers374 Regular exercise and proper nutrition
<blank> circumstances exist when there is not enough time to obtain a warrant and the officer
must establish probable cause. correct answers335 Emergency
<blank> Conduct, other than a traffic offense, that violates a penal law of this state or of the
United States punishable by imprisonment or by confinement in jail. correct answers169
Delinquent conduct
<blank> exists when the facts and circumstances known to the officer would warrant a prudent
man believing that an offense has been committed. correct answers308 Probable cause
<blank> exists where the facts and circumstances within the knowledge of the officer and of
which he has reasonably trustworthy information would warrant a man of reasonable caution and
prudence to believe that a particular person has committed or is committing a crime or that he
will find the instrumentality of a crime or evidence pertaining to a crime. correct answers182
Probable cause
,<blank> generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics.
correct answers307 Race
<blank> involves the expression or use of facts without distortion by personal feelings or
prejudices. correct answers354 Objectivity
<blank> is a "pat down" of the outer clothing of a person whom you have stopped. (For
weapons) correct answers123 Frisk
<blank> is a defense to prosecution. correct answers499 Mistake of Fact
<blank> is a written statement of a grand jury accusing a person therein named of some act or
omission which, by law is declared to be an offense. correct answers289 Indictment
<blank> is holding a person for a limited time who is not yet answerable to a criminal offense.
correct answers396 Temporary detention
<blank> is that degree of influence that officer must exert over the violator to take him or her
safely into custody. correct answers299 Control
<blank> is the cap which holds down all the other areas in the wellness pyramid. correct
answers222 Self-responsibility
<blank> is the minimum amount of lawful aggression sufficient to achieve a legitimate law
enforcement objective. correct answers105 Both Reasonable and Necessary force
<blank> is the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger with self-
possession, confidence, and resolution, bravery and valor. correct answers66 Courage
<blank> is when an emergency exists where there is not enough time for a peace officer to get a
warrant. correct answers423 Exigent circumstances
<blank> means a child who is accused, adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not,
under state law, be a crime if committed by an adult. correct answers311 status offender
<blank> means any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the mouth or anus
of another person; or the penetration of the genitals or the anus of another person with an object.
correct answers239 Deviate sexual intercourse
<blank> means that cases are referred first to the court. correct answers173 Original jurisdiction
<blank> means the kind of control which one person exercises over another, not to confine him
within his certain limits, but to subject him to the general authority and of the person claiming
such right. correct answers236 restraint
,<blank> means the mother or the father of a child, but does not include a parent whose parental
rights have been terminated. correct answers303 parent
<blank> means to deliver a controlled substance other than by administering or dispensing the
substance. correct answers223 distribute
<blank> means unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody following
temporary leave for a specific purpose. correct answers481 Escape
A <blank> is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. correct answers34 Sentence
A <blank> is a group of words that is only a piece of a complete sentence. Pieces of important
information are left out of the sentence. correct answers84 Sentence Fragment
A <blank> is a writ issued by the judge of a court having jurisdiction of a case after commitment
or bail and before trial, or clerk at the direction of the judge, and directed to any peace officer of
the State of Texas, commanding him to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring him
before the court immediately, or at a term stated in the writ. correct answers194 Capias
A <blank> is a written order, issued by a magistrate and directed to a peace officer, commanding
him to search for any property or thing and to seize the same and bring it before such magistrate.
correct answers315 search warrant
A <blank> means the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is
directed toward or inflicted upon more than one person or item of property if the offenses are
committed pursuant to the same transaction or pursuant to two or more transactions that are
connected or constitute a common scheme or plan, or the offenses are the repeated commission
of the same or similar offenses. correct answers371 criminal episode
A basic requirement of the "Plain View" doctrine is that: correct answers431 Officer mus have a
legal right to be where he is when evidence of a crime is observed
A child can be detained in which of the following areas: correct answers73 a holding area
certified by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
A child may be held in a jail with adults arrested for or charged with a crime if no separate
juvenile facility is available. correct answers53 FALSE
A citizen may proceed past a red light if <blank>. correct answers22 directed to do so by a peace
officer
A commitment is a court order correct answers454 to place an accused in jail.
A commitment is an order signed by: correct answers332 the magistrate.
A complaint is not required to: correct answers240 be signed by a magistrate.
, A Concealed Handgun License holder enters a liquor store while possessing a concealed pistol.
What offense has occurred? correct answers427 No Offense
A couple is at their home and having a verbal argument. When the female attempts to call 911,
the male yells that she cannot use his phone and jerks the phone line out of the wall plug. What
offense has occurred? correct answers388 Interference with Emergency Telephone Call
A couple is on a date at a party located on a public beach. The female becomes intoxicated and
falls asleep. The female wakes up to discover her date performing oral sex on her. She is very
upset and calls the police. What offense has occurred? correct answers495 Sexual Assault
A co-worker who is abusing drugs or alcohol can be helped in four ways. These are: Be aware
and recognize the problem, encourage the person after they seek help, avoiding the problem will
eventually have serious consequences and: correct answers411 Urge the person to seek help
A defendant may waive any rights in any case except: correct answers139 Capital felony
A defendant's right to confront his witnesses may be waived if the witnesses: correct answers106
were deposed.
A divided, controlled access highway for through traffic is a <blank>. correct answers369
Freeway
A driver may operate a vehicle on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion
of the roadway. correct answers512 to stop, stand or park to accelerate prior to entering the main
traveled portion of the roadway to decelerate prior to making a right turn at any time to avoid a
collision all of the above
A female person possesses a valid Concealed Handgun License and is carrying a compact Glock
pistol in her purse. As the person enters a local store, she notices a picture on the front door of a
handgun inside a circle with a line drawn diagonally across it and no other signs talk about
weapons. What offense has occurred if she continues into the store? correct answers536
Unlawful Carrying Weapon Places Weapons Prohibited Criminal Trespass - Building Criminal
Trespass by Concealed Handgun License Holder None of the above
A flashing red signal is correct answers417 a stop sign.
A good structured field sobriety test is simple and <blank>. correct answers215 Divides the
suspect's attention
A grocery store is robbed by one man. He leaves the store and gets into a getaway vehicle driven
by another man. When the two are caught by the police, what offense may the driver be charged
with? correct answers127 Robbery
