Complete Practice Questions, Answers & Exam Prep
1. Amanfoundablankcheckinthetrash,filled itoutfor$750,andattempted to cash it
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at the bank using a fake signature.
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Whatcrime,ifany,didthemancommit?:Answer:Forgery-felony
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Becausehealteredafinancialdocumentwithintenttodefraud.
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2. A teenager scratched a key along the side of a parked car, causing $600
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worth of damage.
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Whatcrime,ifany,didtheteenagercommit?:Answer:Vandalism-felony
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3. A woman entered an abandoned building marked "No Trespassing" to take
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photographsforhersocialmedia.Sheignoredasecurityguard'swarningto leave.
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Whatcrime,ifany,didthewomancommit?:Answer:Trespassing-misdemeanor Becauseshe
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willfully entered and remainedon privateproperty without consent.
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4. A man sat on a park bench and began masturbating while looking at people
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What crime, if any, did the man commit?: Answer:Lewdconduct-misdemeanor
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5. During an argument at a bar, a man angrily shoves another man backward. The victim
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falls, hits his head on the corner of a table, and suffers a fractured skull.
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What crime, if any, was committed?: Answer:Batterywithgreatbodilyinjury-Felony.
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6. A man breaks a window to enter a closed department store after hours. Once inside,
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hetakesnothingandleaveswhenhehearsanalarm.
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, What crime, if any, was committed?: Answer:Burglary-Felony.
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7. A man walks into a liquor store, grabs a bottle of vodka, and runs out without paying.
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The man can only be charged with petty theft and not robbery since no force or
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fear was used.: True
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8. A woman shoplifts a $30 shirt from a store. As she is leaving, a security guard triesto
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stopher,butsheshoveshimandruns.
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Shecanbechargedwithrobbery.True/False?:Answer:True.
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UnderPC211,usingforceorfearwhiletakingpropertyelevatesthecrimetorobbery,evenifitstartedasshoplifting.
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9. A man commits a lewd act in front of a minor in a public park. The child is 10years
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old.MisdemeanororFelony?:Answer:Felony.
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UnderPC 288(a),any lewdor lasciviousact upona childunder 14isafelony.
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10. A woman writes a fake doctor's note for her friend so they can miss work.
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What crime has been committed?: Answer: Forgery -Misd.
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UnderPC470,forgeryisamisdemeanorifthefalsifieddocumentisnotafinancialinstrument(likeacheckorcontract).
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11. Amaniscaughtinsideastoreafterhours.Hetellspolicehewasonly lookingfora
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bathroomanddidnotintendtostealanything.However,the door was locked
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jwhen he entered, and security footage shows him checking the cash register
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before being caught.
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Whatcrime,ifany,wascommitted? j j j j j
A. Trespassing
B. Burglary
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D. No crime committed: Answer: B.Burglary(Felony).
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