Penal Code Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
according to penal code, what is not part of the element of an offense - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- admission of guilt
according to the penal code, in the case of an exception to an offense, the burden of proof lies
with the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- prosecuting attorney
according to the penal code, 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- knowingly
according to the penal code, a person is criminally responsible as a party for an offense if the
offense is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- committed by his own conduct
according to the penal code, what is an affirmative defense to prosecution by the actor was
compelled by threat of serious bodily injury to engage in the proscribed conduvt - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- duress
according to the penal code, a mistake of fact is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a defense to
prosecution
according to the penal code, in order to prove a case of public intox, a person must -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- appear in a public place while intoxicated to a degree the person
may endanger himself or another
a person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters and is shot and killed by
the person, according to the penal code, what is the most serious offense committed -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- capital murder
a person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the childs release, the person gets scared
and releses the child unharmed. according to the PC, what is the most serious offense
committed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- aggrivated kidnapping
, according to the penal code, 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- obstruction or retaliation
a person causes an explosion with intent to destroy or damage and is reckless about whether
the explosion will endanger the life of some individual. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- arson
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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- robery
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 - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- aggravated robbery
a person breaks into an attached garage, breaks into a vehicle parked in the garage, and steals
a 1500 computer from the back seat. what is the most serious offense committed - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- burglary
according to the penal code, a person commits the offense of theft if they __ appropriate
property with intent to deprive the owner of the property - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
unlawfully
a person removes a $450 price tag from a retail item, replaces it with a $200 price tag and
pays the lower price. the person has committed the offense of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing
a person steals a credit card with intent to use it. the person has committed the offense of -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- credit card abuse
a person knowingly prevents a writ form being served in a civil case the person ahs
committed the offense of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- preventing execution of civil process
Questions and CORRECT Answers
according to penal code, what is not part of the element of an offense - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- admission of guilt
according to the penal code, in the case of an exception to an offense, the burden of proof lies
with the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- prosecuting attorney
according to the penal code, 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- knowingly
according to the penal code, a person is criminally responsible as a party for an offense if the
offense is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- committed by his own conduct
according to the penal code, what is an affirmative defense to prosecution by the actor was
compelled by threat of serious bodily injury to engage in the proscribed conduvt - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- duress
according to the penal code, a mistake of fact is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a defense to
prosecution
according to the penal code, in order to prove a case of public intox, a person must -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- appear in a public place while intoxicated to a degree the person
may endanger himself or another
a person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters and is shot and killed by
the person, according to the penal code, what is the most serious offense committed -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- capital murder
a person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the childs release, the person gets scared
and releses the child unharmed. according to the PC, what is the most serious offense
committed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- aggrivated kidnapping
, according to the penal code, 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- obstruction or retaliation
a person causes an explosion with intent to destroy or damage and is reckless about whether
the explosion will endanger the life of some individual. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- arson
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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- robery
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 - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- aggravated robbery
a person breaks into an attached garage, breaks into a vehicle parked in the garage, and steals
a 1500 computer from the back seat. what is the most serious offense committed - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- burglary
according to the penal code, a person commits the offense of theft if they __ appropriate
property with intent to deprive the owner of the property - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
unlawfully
a person removes a $450 price tag from a retail item, replaces it with a $200 price tag and
pays the lower price. the person has committed the offense of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing
a person steals a credit card with intent to use it. the person has committed the offense of -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- credit card abuse
a person knowingly prevents a writ form being served in a civil case the person ahs
committed the offense of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- preventing execution of civil process
