LETI - MISSOURI POST TEST [2023]
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+
s What is the 1st amendment? - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
What is the 4th amendment? - Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the 5th amendment? - The right to remain silent, due process, right to not self incriminate.
What is the 6th amendment? - Right to a speedy and public trial.
What is the 8th amendment? - No cruel or unusual punishment
What is the 10th amendment? - States rights
What crimes have no time limitations? - murder, 1st degree rape, forcible rape, attempted rape in the 1st
degree, sodomy 1st, attempted forcible sodomy, any class A felony
What is a crime? - Criminal charges/case
What is a Tort? - Civil Case
Criminal case evidence must be: - Beyond reasonable doubt
Civil case is brought by the: - preponderance of evidence
What is the exclusionary rule? - All Evidence Which Is Obtained By You Illegally Is Inadmissible
What does a judge issue and set? - Warrant / Bail
What are the 10 steps to the criminal process? - 1. Detention (arrest)
2. Investigation
3. Booking
4. Arrest Warrant Application
5. Charging Suspect
6. Issuance of Arrest Warrant
7. Arraignment
8. Preliminary/Grand Jury Hearing
9. Discovery
,10. Trial
For detention you need: - Reasonable suspicion
For arrest you need: - Probable cause
What is reasonable suspcison? - Facts leading a reasonable officer/person to suspect a crime has been
committed and it was committed by the person in question.
What is probable cause? -
If you have probably cause you are how sure? - 51%
Any infraction must be filed within: - 6 months
What is considered a prior offender? - one who has been found guilty of one felony
What is considered a persistent offender? - one who has been found guilty or two or more felonies
committed at different times
Is booking a administrative procedure? - Yes
What is a bill of indictment? - 1. Written by the prosecutor
2. States the facts of the case and the charges that will be pressed if grand jury agrees that PC exists.
3.If the grand jury agrees that PC exists then they find the indictment to be a true bill.
What did the Terry v Ohio case cover? - Search incident to arrest and ability to search if reasonable belief
the suspect is armed and dangerous regardless of probable cause to arrest.
What is a frisk? - Limited search of the outer clothing for the purpose of finding weapons.
What is 'Fresh pursuit?' - A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement Officer to arrest a fleeing
suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
When does fresh pursuit stop? - When the officer looses sight of the fleeing suspect and is out of their
jurisdiction.
What are the four types of abuse? - physical, emotional, financial, sexual
What is physical injury? - slight impairment of any function of the body or temporary loss of use of any
part of the body
What is serious physical injury? - A physical injury which creates a substantial risk of death, or which
causes death or serious and protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health or protracted
loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ
What is an admission? - Agreement to a fact or facts that tends to suggest guilt without actually
confessing to a crime.
What is an confession? - A voluntary admission of guilt about a persons involvement in a crime.
, How do you determine Abandoned Property? - A person who relinquishes interest in personal property
has no expectation of privacy in it.
What is open field? - Any area of public or private property in which the owner has no expectation of
privacy. An area that is not curtilage.
What is curtilage? - The grounds and area immediately surrounding a house or other living space which
are commonly used for family or other home life activity.
What sis sthe splain sview sdoctrine? s- sOfficer smust sbe slawfully spresent sat sthe stime sof sthe ssighting. sThe
sitem smust sbe simmediately srecognizable sas sevidence sof sa scrime sor scontraband. sOfficer smust shave
slegal saccess sto sthe sarea sin sorder sto sseize sthe sitem.
What sage sis sconsidered san sadult? s- s18+ syears sof sage
What sage sis sconsidered san sjuvenile? s- sAnything sunder s17 syears sof sage.
What sis ssearch sincident sto sarrest? s- s1. sTo sprevent sthe sdestruction sof sevidence.
2. sTo slocate spotential sweapons
3. sTo slocate sevidence
Officers smust ssecure swhat sbefore sentering sa sjail? s- sSecure sall sweapons sin ssally sport
Can sa sjailer srefuse sto stake san sinmate sif sthey sseek smedical sattention? s- sYes, sthe sjailer scan srequire sa
sfit sfor sconfinement.
What sare sthe stwo stypes sof ssearches? s- sFrisk s(outer sclothing, snot sentering spockets), sFull s(entering
spockets
When sdo sstrip ssearches soccur? s- sWhen sit sis sa sfelony scharge sor sif sthey shave sbeen sfound sguilty.
Juveniles smust sbe sseperated sby: s- sSight sand ssound
Where sis sthe smost seffective sradio splacement swhen sspeaking son sthe sradio? s- s45 sdegrees,
sapproximately s1 sinch sfrom smouth.
All scivil sdisturbance sresponders sshould sbe strained sas: s- sSquad sleaders
If san sofficer sacts sbeyond sthe sbounds sof stheir straining sthey scould sface: s- scriminal sand scivil
scharges/lawsuits.
What sis sdirect smedical scontrol? s- sOn sthe sphone sor sonline saccess swith sa sphysician.
What sis sindirect smedical scontrol? s- sAll sother stypes saside sfrom sdirect sor soffline smedical scontrol.
What sis simplied sconsent? s- sIs sassumed swhen streating sunresponsive spatients swho shave spotentially
slife sthreatening sinjuries sor sillness.
What sis sconsent? s- sVoluntarily sagreement.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+
s What is the 1st amendment? - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
What is the 4th amendment? - Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the 5th amendment? - The right to remain silent, due process, right to not self incriminate.
What is the 6th amendment? - Right to a speedy and public trial.
What is the 8th amendment? - No cruel or unusual punishment
What is the 10th amendment? - States rights
What crimes have no time limitations? - murder, 1st degree rape, forcible rape, attempted rape in the 1st
degree, sodomy 1st, attempted forcible sodomy, any class A felony
What is a crime? - Criminal charges/case
What is a Tort? - Civil Case
Criminal case evidence must be: - Beyond reasonable doubt
Civil case is brought by the: - preponderance of evidence
What is the exclusionary rule? - All Evidence Which Is Obtained By You Illegally Is Inadmissible
What does a judge issue and set? - Warrant / Bail
What are the 10 steps to the criminal process? - 1. Detention (arrest)
2. Investigation
3. Booking
4. Arrest Warrant Application
5. Charging Suspect
6. Issuance of Arrest Warrant
7. Arraignment
8. Preliminary/Grand Jury Hearing
9. Discovery
,10. Trial
For detention you need: - Reasonable suspicion
For arrest you need: - Probable cause
What is reasonable suspcison? - Facts leading a reasonable officer/person to suspect a crime has been
committed and it was committed by the person in question.
What is probable cause? -
If you have probably cause you are how sure? - 51%
Any infraction must be filed within: - 6 months
What is considered a prior offender? - one who has been found guilty of one felony
What is considered a persistent offender? - one who has been found guilty or two or more felonies
committed at different times
Is booking a administrative procedure? - Yes
What is a bill of indictment? - 1. Written by the prosecutor
2. States the facts of the case and the charges that will be pressed if grand jury agrees that PC exists.
3.If the grand jury agrees that PC exists then they find the indictment to be a true bill.
What did the Terry v Ohio case cover? - Search incident to arrest and ability to search if reasonable belief
the suspect is armed and dangerous regardless of probable cause to arrest.
What is a frisk? - Limited search of the outer clothing for the purpose of finding weapons.
What is 'Fresh pursuit?' - A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement Officer to arrest a fleeing
suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
When does fresh pursuit stop? - When the officer looses sight of the fleeing suspect and is out of their
jurisdiction.
What are the four types of abuse? - physical, emotional, financial, sexual
What is physical injury? - slight impairment of any function of the body or temporary loss of use of any
part of the body
What is serious physical injury? - A physical injury which creates a substantial risk of death, or which
causes death or serious and protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health or protracted
loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ
What is an admission? - Agreement to a fact or facts that tends to suggest guilt without actually
confessing to a crime.
What is an confession? - A voluntary admission of guilt about a persons involvement in a crime.
, How do you determine Abandoned Property? - A person who relinquishes interest in personal property
has no expectation of privacy in it.
What is open field? - Any area of public or private property in which the owner has no expectation of
privacy. An area that is not curtilage.
What is curtilage? - The grounds and area immediately surrounding a house or other living space which
are commonly used for family or other home life activity.
What sis sthe splain sview sdoctrine? s- sOfficer smust sbe slawfully spresent sat sthe stime sof sthe ssighting. sThe
sitem smust sbe simmediately srecognizable sas sevidence sof sa scrime sor scontraband. sOfficer smust shave
slegal saccess sto sthe sarea sin sorder sto sseize sthe sitem.
What sage sis sconsidered san sadult? s- s18+ syears sof sage
What sage sis sconsidered san sjuvenile? s- sAnything sunder s17 syears sof sage.
What sis ssearch sincident sto sarrest? s- s1. sTo sprevent sthe sdestruction sof sevidence.
2. sTo slocate spotential sweapons
3. sTo slocate sevidence
Officers smust ssecure swhat sbefore sentering sa sjail? s- sSecure sall sweapons sin ssally sport
Can sa sjailer srefuse sto stake san sinmate sif sthey sseek smedical sattention? s- sYes, sthe sjailer scan srequire sa
sfit sfor sconfinement.
What sare sthe stwo stypes sof ssearches? s- sFrisk s(outer sclothing, snot sentering spockets), sFull s(entering
spockets
When sdo sstrip ssearches soccur? s- sWhen sit sis sa sfelony scharge sor sif sthey shave sbeen sfound sguilty.
Juveniles smust sbe sseperated sby: s- sSight sand ssound
Where sis sthe smost seffective sradio splacement swhen sspeaking son sthe sradio? s- s45 sdegrees,
sapproximately s1 sinch sfrom smouth.
All scivil sdisturbance sresponders sshould sbe strained sas: s- sSquad sleaders
If san sofficer sacts sbeyond sthe sbounds sof stheir straining sthey scould sface: s- scriminal sand scivil
scharges/lawsuits.
What sis sdirect smedical scontrol? s- sOn sthe sphone sor sonline saccess swith sa sphysician.
What sis sindirect smedical scontrol? s- sAll sother stypes saside sfrom sdirect sor soffline smedical scontrol.
What sis simplied sconsent? s- sIs sassumed swhen streating sunresponsive spatients swho shave spotentially
slife sthreatening sinjuries sor sillness.
What sis sconsent? s- sVoluntarily sagreement.
