TCOLE State Exam Review Questions With Astute Solutions.
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? - accurate
answers-Robbery
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? - accurate answers-Aggravated robbery
A person breaks into an attached garage breaks into a vehicle parked in the
garage and steals a 1500 dollar computer from the back seat. What is the most
serious offense committed? - accurate answers-Burglary
A person commits the offense of theft if they_ appropriate property with
intent to deprive the owner of the property. - accurate answers-unlawfully
A person removes a 450 dollar price tag from a retail item and replaces it with
a 200 price tag. What offense has been committed? - accurate answers-
fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing
The primary components of the american criminal justice system are_. -
accurate answers-police, courts, and corrections
_is law that defines the personal and property rights of individuals. - accurate
answers-civil law
according to the ccp which is not a magistrate?
Recorders of incorporate cities
justices of the peace
supreme court justices
district attorneys - accurate answers-district attorneys
which of the following are not texas peace officers? - accurate answers-ATF
According to the ccp the court of criminal appeals does not: - accurate
answers-review decisions of civil cases
,In order to prove a case of public intoxication a person must: - accurate
answers-appear in a public place while intoxicated to a degree the person may
endanger him/herself or another
a person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters and is
shot and killed by the person. what is the most serious offense committed? -
accurate answers-capital murder
a person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the child's release. the
person gets scared and releases the child unharmed. what is the most serious
crime committed? - accurate answers-aggravated kidnapping
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? -
accurate answers-obstruction or retaliation
a person causes an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage and is
reckless about whether the explosion will endanger the life of some
individual. The person has committed_. - accurate answers-arson
in the case of an exception to an offense the burden of proof lies with the _. -
accurate answers-prosecuting attorney
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 -
accurate answers-intentionally
a person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is_
under duress
intentionally
recklessly
by his own conduct - accurate answers-committed by his own conduct
what is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor was compelled by
threat of serious bodily injury to engage in the proscribed conduct? - accurate
answers-duress
a mistake of fact is _ - accurate answers-a defense to prosecution
, The poisonous tree doctrine was affirmed in - accurate answers-wong sun v
US
you can frisk if there is _ that the suspect may be in possession of a weapon -
accurate answers-reasonable fear (terry v ohio)
when a search is conducted after a lawful arrest, within immediate control
and contemporaneous with the arrest, the search is justified under_ to lawful
arrest - accurate answers-incidental
what is generally considered to be that area of open space surrounding a
dwelling, which is so immediately adjacent to the dwelling that it is part of the
house? - accurate answers-curtilage
what is not part of the element of an offense?
admission of guilt
forbidden conduct
required culpability
any required result - accurate answers-admission of guilt
holding a person for a limited time who, as of yet is not answerable to a
criminal offense is - accurate answers-temporary detention
an officer must have _ to believe the property is stolen to justify seizure of the
property - accurate answers-reasonable ground (ccp 18.16 shoplifter clause)
a po may arrest without a warrant when a felony or breach of peace has been
committed in the presence of within view of _ and such person verbally orders
the arrest of the offender. - accurate answers-magristrate
if a _ from another state comes into or passes through this state under an
order directing him to attend and testify in this or anther state he is not
subject to arrest of the service of civil or criminal process because of any act
committed prior to his arrival in this state under the order - accurate
answers-witness
_ exists when the facts and circumstances know to the officer would warrant a
prudent man believing that an offense has been committed - accurate
answers-probable cause
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? - accurate
answers-Robbery
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? - accurate answers-Aggravated robbery
A person breaks into an attached garage breaks into a vehicle parked in the
garage and steals a 1500 dollar computer from the back seat. What is the most
serious offense committed? - accurate answers-Burglary
A person commits the offense of theft if they_ appropriate property with
intent to deprive the owner of the property. - accurate answers-unlawfully
A person removes a 450 dollar price tag from a retail item and replaces it with
a 200 price tag. What offense has been committed? - accurate answers-
fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing
The primary components of the american criminal justice system are_. -
accurate answers-police, courts, and corrections
_is law that defines the personal and property rights of individuals. - accurate
answers-civil law
according to the ccp which is not a magistrate?
Recorders of incorporate cities
justices of the peace
supreme court justices
district attorneys - accurate answers-district attorneys
which of the following are not texas peace officers? - accurate answers-ATF
According to the ccp the court of criminal appeals does not: - accurate
answers-review decisions of civil cases
,In order to prove a case of public intoxication a person must: - accurate
answers-appear in a public place while intoxicated to a degree the person may
endanger him/herself or another
a person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters and is
shot and killed by the person. what is the most serious offense committed? -
accurate answers-capital murder
a person abducts a child and demands a ransom for the child's release. the
person gets scared and releases the child unharmed. what is the most serious
crime committed? - accurate answers-aggravated kidnapping
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? -
accurate answers-obstruction or retaliation
a person causes an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage and is
reckless about whether the explosion will endanger the life of some
individual. The person has committed_. - accurate answers-arson
in the case of an exception to an offense the burden of proof lies with the _. -
accurate answers-prosecuting attorney
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 -
accurate answers-intentionally
a person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is_
under duress
intentionally
recklessly
by his own conduct - accurate answers-committed by his own conduct
what is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor was compelled by
threat of serious bodily injury to engage in the proscribed conduct? - accurate
answers-duress
a mistake of fact is _ - accurate answers-a defense to prosecution
, The poisonous tree doctrine was affirmed in - accurate answers-wong sun v
US
you can frisk if there is _ that the suspect may be in possession of a weapon -
accurate answers-reasonable fear (terry v ohio)
when a search is conducted after a lawful arrest, within immediate control
and contemporaneous with the arrest, the search is justified under_ to lawful
arrest - accurate answers-incidental
what is generally considered to be that area of open space surrounding a
dwelling, which is so immediately adjacent to the dwelling that it is part of the
house? - accurate answers-curtilage
what is not part of the element of an offense?
admission of guilt
forbidden conduct
required culpability
any required result - accurate answers-admission of guilt
holding a person for a limited time who, as of yet is not answerable to a
criminal offense is - accurate answers-temporary detention
an officer must have _ to believe the property is stolen to justify seizure of the
property - accurate answers-reasonable ground (ccp 18.16 shoplifter clause)
a po may arrest without a warrant when a felony or breach of peace has been
committed in the presence of within view of _ and such person verbally orders
the arrest of the offender. - accurate answers-magristrate
if a _ from another state comes into or passes through this state under an
order directing him to attend and testify in this or anther state he is not
subject to arrest of the service of civil or criminal process because of any act
committed prior to his arrival in this state under the order - accurate
answers-witness
_ exists when the facts and circumstances know to the officer would warrant a
prudent man believing that an offense has been committed - accurate
answers-probable cause
