Missouri POST Test Questions -with 100% verified
solutions
Chapters 556-580 - ANSWER -Chapters of the MO revised criminal code
Class A Felony - ANSWER -10-30 years or life in MDOC
Class B Felony - ANSWER -5-15 years in MDOC
Class C Felony - ANSWER -3-10 years in MDOC plus $1-10,000 fine
Class D Felony - ANSWER -1 day - 1 year in county jail, or up to 7 years in
MDOC, and/or a fine of $1-10,000
Class E Felony - ANSWER -1 day - 1 year in county jail, or up to 4 years in
MDOC, and/or a fine of $1-10,000
Class A Misdemeanor - ANSWER -1 day to 1 year in county jail and/or a fine of
$1 to $2000
Class B Misdemeanor - ANSWER -1 day to 6 months in county jail, fine from $1-
1,000
Class C Misdemeanor - ANSWER -1-15 days in county jail, and/or fine of $1-750
Class D Misdemeanor - ANSWER -fine of up to $500
prior offendor - ANSWER -one who has been found guilty of one prior felony
persistent offender - ANSWER -one who has been found guilty or two or more
felonies committed at different times
dangerous offender - ANSWER -1. being sentenced for a felony during which she
knowingly murdered or threatened the life of another AND
,2. has previously been convicted of a Class A or B felony or of a dangerous felony
Suspended Execution of Sentence (SES) - ANSWER -record of a defendant's
conviction but no jail time will be served if probation is satisfactorily completed
Suspended Imposition of Sentence (SIS) - ANSWER -If probation is completed
successfully, no record of conviction will persist
Voluntary Act - ANSWER -Requirement in MO - A defendant is not guilty of a
crime if she was forced to commit it
True - ANSWER -True or False - Deadly force is not justified simply to protect
personal property?
Fresh Pursuit - ANSWER -A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement
Officer to arrest a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
When must fresh pursuit stop? - ANSWER -When the pursuing officer loses
contact with suspect and is no longer in their jurisdiction
Elements of attempt - ANSWER -1. she has a purpose to commit an offense AND
2. she does an act which is a substantial step toward the commission of the offense
substantial step - ANSWER -a significant movement toward completion of an
intended result
Conspiracy elements - ANSWER -1. intent to promote or facilitate the offense
2. agree with one or more people that they or one of them will engage in offensive
conduct
3. at least one member of the group commits an overt act in furtherance of the
agreement
overt act - ANSWER -act done in furtherance of and designed to carry uot the
purposes of a conspiracy
, False - ANSWER -T/F An overt act need be a substantial step as required for a
conviction of an attempt to commit an offense
Four types of abuse - ANSWER -physical, emotional, financial, sexual
First Degree Murder in Missouri - ANSWER -Class A felony - knowingly causes
the death of another after deliberation upon the matter
False - it is not required - ANSWER -T/F - The State is required to seek death
even if aggravating circumstances are present in 1st degree murder cases
deliberation - ANSWER -cool reflection for any length of time no matter how
brief
No, they are not - ANSWER -Are mentally retarded people eligible to receive the
death penalty?
aggravating circumstances - ANSWER -Any circumstances accompanying the
commission of a crime that may justify a harsher sentence
i.e. attempted rape while committing the crime
mitigating circumstances - ANSWER -Any circumstances accompanying the
commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence - i.e. the age of the
defendant, no prior convictions, etc.
physical injury - ANSWER -slight impairment of any function of the body or
temporary loss of use of any part of the body
serious physical injury - ANSWER -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
Murder in the Second Degree - ANSWER -Class A felony.
solutions
Chapters 556-580 - ANSWER -Chapters of the MO revised criminal code
Class A Felony - ANSWER -10-30 years or life in MDOC
Class B Felony - ANSWER -5-15 years in MDOC
Class C Felony - ANSWER -3-10 years in MDOC plus $1-10,000 fine
Class D Felony - ANSWER -1 day - 1 year in county jail, or up to 7 years in
MDOC, and/or a fine of $1-10,000
Class E Felony - ANSWER -1 day - 1 year in county jail, or up to 4 years in
MDOC, and/or a fine of $1-10,000
Class A Misdemeanor - ANSWER -1 day to 1 year in county jail and/or a fine of
$1 to $2000
Class B Misdemeanor - ANSWER -1 day to 6 months in county jail, fine from $1-
1,000
Class C Misdemeanor - ANSWER -1-15 days in county jail, and/or fine of $1-750
Class D Misdemeanor - ANSWER -fine of up to $500
prior offendor - ANSWER -one who has been found guilty of one prior felony
persistent offender - ANSWER -one who has been found guilty or two or more
felonies committed at different times
dangerous offender - ANSWER -1. being sentenced for a felony during which she
knowingly murdered or threatened the life of another AND
,2. has previously been convicted of a Class A or B felony or of a dangerous felony
Suspended Execution of Sentence (SES) - ANSWER -record of a defendant's
conviction but no jail time will be served if probation is satisfactorily completed
Suspended Imposition of Sentence (SIS) - ANSWER -If probation is completed
successfully, no record of conviction will persist
Voluntary Act - ANSWER -Requirement in MO - A defendant is not guilty of a
crime if she was forced to commit it
True - ANSWER -True or False - Deadly force is not justified simply to protect
personal property?
Fresh Pursuit - ANSWER -A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement
Officer to arrest a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
When must fresh pursuit stop? - ANSWER -When the pursuing officer loses
contact with suspect and is no longer in their jurisdiction
Elements of attempt - ANSWER -1. she has a purpose to commit an offense AND
2. she does an act which is a substantial step toward the commission of the offense
substantial step - ANSWER -a significant movement toward completion of an
intended result
Conspiracy elements - ANSWER -1. intent to promote or facilitate the offense
2. agree with one or more people that they or one of them will engage in offensive
conduct
3. at least one member of the group commits an overt act in furtherance of the
agreement
overt act - ANSWER -act done in furtherance of and designed to carry uot the
purposes of a conspiracy
, False - ANSWER -T/F An overt act need be a substantial step as required for a
conviction of an attempt to commit an offense
Four types of abuse - ANSWER -physical, emotional, financial, sexual
First Degree Murder in Missouri - ANSWER -Class A felony - knowingly causes
the death of another after deliberation upon the matter
False - it is not required - ANSWER -T/F - The State is required to seek death
even if aggravating circumstances are present in 1st degree murder cases
deliberation - ANSWER -cool reflection for any length of time no matter how
brief
No, they are not - ANSWER -Are mentally retarded people eligible to receive the
death penalty?
aggravating circumstances - ANSWER -Any circumstances accompanying the
commission of a crime that may justify a harsher sentence
i.e. attempted rape while committing the crime
mitigating circumstances - ANSWER -Any circumstances accompanying the
commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence - i.e. the age of the
defendant, no prior convictions, etc.
physical injury - ANSWER -slight impairment of any function of the body or
temporary loss of use of any part of the body
serious physical injury - ANSWER -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
Murder in the Second Degree - ANSWER -Class A felony.
