TLETA (TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY)
EXAM DUMP QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
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300 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. :: What amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against
unreasonable searches and seizures? Answer: The Fourth Amendment
2. :: What case established that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth
Amendment is inadmissible in court? Answer: Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
3. :: What constitutional amendment guarantees the right to counsel in
criminal prosecutions? Answer: The Sixth Amendment
4. :: In which Supreme Court case was it established that suspects must be
informed of their rights before custodial interrogation? Answer: Miranda
v. Arizona (1966)
5. :: What is the "exclusionary rule" in law enforcement? Answer: A legal
principle that prohibits the use of evidence obtained in violation of a
defendant's constitutional rights
6. :: What Supreme Court case established the "stop and frisk" doctrine?
Answer: Terry v. Ohio (1968)
7. :: What is required for officers to conduct a legal "Terry Stop"? Answer:
Reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot
8. :: What standard of proof is required for an arrest? Answer: Probable
cause
9. :: What is the "plain view doctrine" in search and seizure law? Answer:
Officers may seize evidence in plain view without a warrant if they are
legally present and the incriminating nature of the evidence is
immediately apparent
, 10.:: What is the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine? Answer: Evidence
derived from an illegal search, arrest, or interrogation is inadmissible in
court
11.:: What constitutional amendment protects against double jeopardy?
Answer: The Fifth Amendment
12.:: What constitutional amendment prohibits cruel and unusual
punishment? Answer: The Eighth Amendment
13.:: What case established that the right to remain silent applies during
custodial interrogation? Answer: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
14.:: What Supreme Court case established the "public safety exception" to
Miranda warnings? Answer: New York v. Quarles (1984)
15.:: When can officers conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle? Answer:
When they have probable cause to believe the vehicle contains evidence
of a crime (automobile exception)
16.:: What is meant by "curtilage" in Fourth Amendment cases? Answer:
The area immediately surrounding a dwelling that is considered part of
the home for legal purposes
17.:: What constitutional amendment prohibits compelled
self:incrimination? Answer: The Fifth Amendment
18.:: What is the "inevitable discovery" exception to the exclusionary rule?
Answer: Evidence obtained illegally may be admissible if it would have
inevitably been discovered by lawful means
19.:: What is an "exigent circumstance" that may justify a warrantless
search? Answer: An emergency situation requiring immediate action,
such as to prevent destruction of evidence, hot pursuit, or to protect
public safety
20.:: What Supreme Court case established that the use of thermal imaging
devices to detect heat patterns in a home constitutes a search requiring a
warrant? Answer: Kyllo v. United States (2001)
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
21.:: What is the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor in Texas?
Answer: Felonies are more serious crimes punishable by imprisonment
in state prison for more than one year, while misdemeanors are
punishable by up to one year in county jail
, 22.:: What are the elements of robbery in Texas? Answer: Theft plus (1)
causing bodily injury to another; or (2) threatening or placing another in
fear of imminent bodily injury or death
23.:: What constitutes aggravated assault in Texas? Answer: Assault that (1)
causes serious bodily injury or (2) involves the use or exhibition of a
deadly weapon
24.:: What is the definition of "deadly weapon" under Texas law? Answer:
Anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of
causing death or serious bodily injury
25.:: What constitutes burglary in Texas? Answer: Entering a habitation or
building not open to the public without consent and with intent to commit
a felony, theft, or assault
26.:: What is the difference between murder and manslaughter in Texas?
Answer: Murder involves intentionally or knowingly causing death,
while manslaughter involves recklessly causing death
27.:: What is "corpus delicti"? Answer: The body of the crime; the fact that
a crime has been committed, separate from who committed it
28.:: What are the four levels of culpable mental states in Texas criminal
law? Answer: Intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, and with criminal
negligence
29.:: What is the statute of limitations for most felonies in Texas? Answer:
Three years from the date of the offense
30.:: What crimes have no statute of limitations in Texas? Answer: Murder,
manslaughter, sexual assault of a child, and certain other serious felonies
31.:: What is the legal definition of theft in Texas? Answer: Unlawfully
appropriating property with intent to deprive the owner of the property
32.:: What constitutes criminal trespass in Texas? Answer: Entering or
remaining on property without effective consent, with notice that entry is
forbidden
33.:: What is the difference between assault and battery in Texas law?
Answer: Texas combines both into "assault," which includes causing
bodily injury, threatening imminent bodily injury, or causing offensive
physical contact
EXAM DUMP QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS PASS GUARANTEE
300 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. :: What amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against
unreasonable searches and seizures? Answer: The Fourth Amendment
2. :: What case established that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth
Amendment is inadmissible in court? Answer: Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
3. :: What constitutional amendment guarantees the right to counsel in
criminal prosecutions? Answer: The Sixth Amendment
4. :: In which Supreme Court case was it established that suspects must be
informed of their rights before custodial interrogation? Answer: Miranda
v. Arizona (1966)
5. :: What is the "exclusionary rule" in law enforcement? Answer: A legal
principle that prohibits the use of evidence obtained in violation of a
defendant's constitutional rights
6. :: What Supreme Court case established the "stop and frisk" doctrine?
Answer: Terry v. Ohio (1968)
7. :: What is required for officers to conduct a legal "Terry Stop"? Answer:
Reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot
8. :: What standard of proof is required for an arrest? Answer: Probable
cause
9. :: What is the "plain view doctrine" in search and seizure law? Answer:
Officers may seize evidence in plain view without a warrant if they are
legally present and the incriminating nature of the evidence is
immediately apparent
, 10.:: What is the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine? Answer: Evidence
derived from an illegal search, arrest, or interrogation is inadmissible in
court
11.:: What constitutional amendment protects against double jeopardy?
Answer: The Fifth Amendment
12.:: What constitutional amendment prohibits cruel and unusual
punishment? Answer: The Eighth Amendment
13.:: What case established that the right to remain silent applies during
custodial interrogation? Answer: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
14.:: What Supreme Court case established the "public safety exception" to
Miranda warnings? Answer: New York v. Quarles (1984)
15.:: When can officers conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle? Answer:
When they have probable cause to believe the vehicle contains evidence
of a crime (automobile exception)
16.:: What is meant by "curtilage" in Fourth Amendment cases? Answer:
The area immediately surrounding a dwelling that is considered part of
the home for legal purposes
17.:: What constitutional amendment prohibits compelled
self:incrimination? Answer: The Fifth Amendment
18.:: What is the "inevitable discovery" exception to the exclusionary rule?
Answer: Evidence obtained illegally may be admissible if it would have
inevitably been discovered by lawful means
19.:: What is an "exigent circumstance" that may justify a warrantless
search? Answer: An emergency situation requiring immediate action,
such as to prevent destruction of evidence, hot pursuit, or to protect
public safety
20.:: What Supreme Court case established that the use of thermal imaging
devices to detect heat patterns in a home constitutes a search requiring a
warrant? Answer: Kyllo v. United States (2001)
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
21.:: What is the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor in Texas?
Answer: Felonies are more serious crimes punishable by imprisonment
in state prison for more than one year, while misdemeanors are
punishable by up to one year in county jail
, 22.:: What are the elements of robbery in Texas? Answer: Theft plus (1)
causing bodily injury to another; or (2) threatening or placing another in
fear of imminent bodily injury or death
23.:: What constitutes aggravated assault in Texas? Answer: Assault that (1)
causes serious bodily injury or (2) involves the use or exhibition of a
deadly weapon
24.:: What is the definition of "deadly weapon" under Texas law? Answer:
Anything that in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of
causing death or serious bodily injury
25.:: What constitutes burglary in Texas? Answer: Entering a habitation or
building not open to the public without consent and with intent to commit
a felony, theft, or assault
26.:: What is the difference between murder and manslaughter in Texas?
Answer: Murder involves intentionally or knowingly causing death,
while manslaughter involves recklessly causing death
27.:: What is "corpus delicti"? Answer: The body of the crime; the fact that
a crime has been committed, separate from who committed it
28.:: What are the four levels of culpable mental states in Texas criminal
law? Answer: Intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, and with criminal
negligence
29.:: What is the statute of limitations for most felonies in Texas? Answer:
Three years from the date of the offense
30.:: What crimes have no statute of limitations in Texas? Answer: Murder,
manslaughter, sexual assault of a child, and certain other serious felonies
31.:: What is the legal definition of theft in Texas? Answer: Unlawfully
appropriating property with intent to deprive the owner of the property
32.:: What constitutes criminal trespass in Texas? Answer: Entering or
remaining on property without effective consent, with notice that entry is
forbidden
33.:: What is the difference between assault and battery in Texas law?
Answer: Texas combines both into "assault," which includes causing
bodily injury, threatening imminent bodily injury, or causing offensive
physical contact
