Iowa Criminal Law ILEA questions
with complete solutions
What is the definition of a felony? - correct answer ✔✔ A serious crime
What is the definition of a misdemeanor? - correct answer ✔✔ A less serious crime
What is a dangerous weapon? - correct answer ✔✔ Designed to kill
Used to kill
Offensive device
Portable electric device
What is a serious injury? - correct answer ✔✔ Life threatening injury
What is bodily injury? - correct answer ✔✔ Any harm that is less than life threatening
What is mens rea? - correct answer ✔✔ Guilty mind- intent
What is actus reus - correct answer ✔✔ Guilty act- Act
What is an indictable offense? - correct answer ✔✔ Serious misdemeanor or above
What is the initial charging document for a criminal case? - correct answer ✔✔ Complaint
affidavit
, What are the penalties for a Class A Felony? - correct answer ✔✔ Life (with out parole, parole
for minor)
What are the penalties for a Class B Felony? - correct answer ✔✔ 25 years
What are the penalties for a Class C Felony? - correct answer ✔✔ Not more than 10 years
What are the penalties for a Class D Felony? - correct answer ✔✔ Not more than 5 years
What are the penalties for a serious misdemeanor? - correct answer ✔✔ no more than a year
What are the penalties for a simple misdemeanor? - correct answer ✔✔ not more than 30 days
What are the penalties for an aggravated misdemeanor? - correct answer ✔✔ not more than 2
years
What is joint criminal conduct? - correct answer ✔✔ 2 people acting together and are both
responsible
What is aiding and abetting ? - correct answer ✔✔ Knowingly assisting and/or encouraging the
crime
What is the statue of limitations? - correct answer ✔✔ The time that is allowed to file charges
What document must be filed to satisfy the statute of limitations for indictable offenses? For
simple misdemeanors? - correct answer ✔✔ Trial Information
Simple- criminal complaint/citation
with complete solutions
What is the definition of a felony? - correct answer ✔✔ A serious crime
What is the definition of a misdemeanor? - correct answer ✔✔ A less serious crime
What is a dangerous weapon? - correct answer ✔✔ Designed to kill
Used to kill
Offensive device
Portable electric device
What is a serious injury? - correct answer ✔✔ Life threatening injury
What is bodily injury? - correct answer ✔✔ Any harm that is less than life threatening
What is mens rea? - correct answer ✔✔ Guilty mind- intent
What is actus reus - correct answer ✔✔ Guilty act- Act
What is an indictable offense? - correct answer ✔✔ Serious misdemeanor or above
What is the initial charging document for a criminal case? - correct answer ✔✔ Complaint
affidavit
, What are the penalties for a Class A Felony? - correct answer ✔✔ Life (with out parole, parole
for minor)
What are the penalties for a Class B Felony? - correct answer ✔✔ 25 years
What are the penalties for a Class C Felony? - correct answer ✔✔ Not more than 10 years
What are the penalties for a Class D Felony? - correct answer ✔✔ Not more than 5 years
What are the penalties for a serious misdemeanor? - correct answer ✔✔ no more than a year
What are the penalties for a simple misdemeanor? - correct answer ✔✔ not more than 30 days
What are the penalties for an aggravated misdemeanor? - correct answer ✔✔ not more than 2
years
What is joint criminal conduct? - correct answer ✔✔ 2 people acting together and are both
responsible
What is aiding and abetting ? - correct answer ✔✔ Knowingly assisting and/or encouraging the
crime
What is the statue of limitations? - correct answer ✔✔ The time that is allowed to file charges
What document must be filed to satisfy the statute of limitations for indictable offenses? For
simple misdemeanors? - correct answer ✔✔ Trial Information
Simple- criminal complaint/citation