PC 832 ARREST EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
statutory law - Correct Answers -rules and provisions found in the federal and state
constitutions
letter of the law - Correct Answers -the law is strictly applied in accordance with he
literal meaning of the statute
spirit of the law - Correct Answers -the law is applied in accordance with the intent of the
legislature, the promotion of fairness and justice, and not solely in literal compliance
with the words of the statute
felony - Correct Answers -a crime, punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment in state
prison, death, or removal from office
misdemeanor - Correct Answers -a crime of lesser gravity than a felony; punishable by
a fine and/or imprisonment in a county jail
T or F: if the consenting person expressly or implicitly restricts the search to certain
places or things officers must honor those restrictions - Correct Answers -T
Do officers have to advise potential consenters that they have a constitutional right to
refuse consent of a warrantless search? - Correct Answers -No
T or F: a suspicion that evidence will be destroyed amounts to exigent circumstances -
Correct Answers -F
T or F: peace officers may not use exigent circumstances as an excuse for a
warrantless entry if they have created the emergency unnecessarily by their own
conduct - Correct Answers -T
wobbler - Correct Answers -a crime that can be either a felony or a misdemeanor
how are crimes considered to be wobblers treated? - Correct Answers -as felonies by
law enforcement officers
infraction - Correct Answers -public offense punishable by a fine only; normally results
in a citation
, who are post release community supervision offenders supervised by? - Correct
Answers -county probation officers
principals - Correct Answers -all persons involved in the commission of a felony or
misdemeanor
what proof must be present for someone to be a principal party in a crime? - Correct
Answers -proof they had the required criminal intent
aids and abets - Correct Answers -actively assisting or supporting without knowledge of
guilt; implies having a guilty knowledge and felonious intent
accessory - Correct Answers -anyone who, after a felony has been committed, has
knowledge that the felony was committed/charged/convicted, harbors/conceals/aids a
principal, and has the intention of assisting the principal to avoid or escape punishment
T or F: there are no accessories to misdemeanor crimes - Correct Answers -T
accomplice - Correct Answers -when a principal testifies for the prosecution against
another principal
who are incapable of committing crimes? - Correct Answers -children under 14,
mentally incapacitated, persons who committed the act under ignorance/mistake of
fact/unconscious/through misfortune or accident/under threat
what IQ is considered mentally incapacitated - Correct Answers -0-24
when can threat or menace be used as a defense? - Correct Answers -only in cases of
self-defense
ethics - Correct Answers -rules provided by an external source
morals - Correct Answers -an individual's own principles regarding right/wrong
What does the 4th Amendment protect? - Correct Answers -Freedom from
unreasonable search and seizure and requires probable cause of rate issuance of
warrants
reasonable suspicion - Correct Answers -when an officer has sufficient facts/info to
make it reasonable to suspect hat criminal activity may be occurring and the person to
be detained is connected to that activity; justifies a detention; officer must be able to
articulate their reasoning
probable cause - Correct Answers -when the totality of the circumstances would cause
a person of ordinary care/prudence to entertain an honest/strong suspicion that the
person to be arrested is guilty of a crime
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
statutory law - Correct Answers -rules and provisions found in the federal and state
constitutions
letter of the law - Correct Answers -the law is strictly applied in accordance with he
literal meaning of the statute
spirit of the law - Correct Answers -the law is applied in accordance with the intent of the
legislature, the promotion of fairness and justice, and not solely in literal compliance
with the words of the statute
felony - Correct Answers -a crime, punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment in state
prison, death, or removal from office
misdemeanor - Correct Answers -a crime of lesser gravity than a felony; punishable by
a fine and/or imprisonment in a county jail
T or F: if the consenting person expressly or implicitly restricts the search to certain
places or things officers must honor those restrictions - Correct Answers -T
Do officers have to advise potential consenters that they have a constitutional right to
refuse consent of a warrantless search? - Correct Answers -No
T or F: a suspicion that evidence will be destroyed amounts to exigent circumstances -
Correct Answers -F
T or F: peace officers may not use exigent circumstances as an excuse for a
warrantless entry if they have created the emergency unnecessarily by their own
conduct - Correct Answers -T
wobbler - Correct Answers -a crime that can be either a felony or a misdemeanor
how are crimes considered to be wobblers treated? - Correct Answers -as felonies by
law enforcement officers
infraction - Correct Answers -public offense punishable by a fine only; normally results
in a citation
, who are post release community supervision offenders supervised by? - Correct
Answers -county probation officers
principals - Correct Answers -all persons involved in the commission of a felony or
misdemeanor
what proof must be present for someone to be a principal party in a crime? - Correct
Answers -proof they had the required criminal intent
aids and abets - Correct Answers -actively assisting or supporting without knowledge of
guilt; implies having a guilty knowledge and felonious intent
accessory - Correct Answers -anyone who, after a felony has been committed, has
knowledge that the felony was committed/charged/convicted, harbors/conceals/aids a
principal, and has the intention of assisting the principal to avoid or escape punishment
T or F: there are no accessories to misdemeanor crimes - Correct Answers -T
accomplice - Correct Answers -when a principal testifies for the prosecution against
another principal
who are incapable of committing crimes? - Correct Answers -children under 14,
mentally incapacitated, persons who committed the act under ignorance/mistake of
fact/unconscious/through misfortune or accident/under threat
what IQ is considered mentally incapacitated - Correct Answers -0-24
when can threat or menace be used as a defense? - Correct Answers -only in cases of
self-defense
ethics - Correct Answers -rules provided by an external source
morals - Correct Answers -an individual's own principles regarding right/wrong
What does the 4th Amendment protect? - Correct Answers -Freedom from
unreasonable search and seizure and requires probable cause of rate issuance of
warrants
reasonable suspicion - Correct Answers -when an officer has sufficient facts/info to
make it reasonable to suspect hat criminal activity may be occurring and the person to
be detained is connected to that activity; justifies a detention; officer must be able to
articulate their reasoning
probable cause - Correct Answers -when the totality of the circumstances would cause
a person of ordinary care/prudence to entertain an honest/strong suspicion that the
person to be arrested is guilty of a crime
