MPTC Lynnfield Criminal Law test
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Best Chain of Custody Practices - CORRECT ANSWER -1) Date, time and location
where evidence was seized
2) Name of officer who seized evidence
3) All dates and times evidence was received or transferred to another person
4) Names of all people who came in contact with evidence
5) Full description of evidence for positive identification
What is a felony? - CORRECT ANSWER -Any crime punishable by confinement in state
prison or death
What is a misdemeanor? - CORRECT ANSWER -Crimes that do not allow for the option
of confinement in the state prison
Statute of Limitations - CORRECT ANSWER -An expiration on a legal claim
What is the statute of limitations for most crimes in Massachusetts? - CORRECT
ANSWER -6 years
Statute of limitations for sexual assaults involving Children - CORRECT ANSWER -
Involving Children- No time limit
Statute of limitations for armed robbery - CORRECT ANSWER -10 years
Statute of limitations for rape - CORRECT ANSWER -15 years
, conspiracy - CORRECT ANSWER -an agreement between two or more people to do
something unlawful
elements of conspiracy - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Suspect joined an agreement or plan
with one or more persons
2. purpose of the agreement was to do something unlawful
3. Suspect joined the conspiracy knowing of the unlawful plan and intended to carry it out
Definition in relation to intent- Knowingly - CORRECT ANSWER -person engaged in
prohibited conduct with the knowledge that the social harm that the law was designed to prevent
was certain to happen
Definition in relation to intent- Reckless - CORRECT ANSWER -A person is reckless is
they knew or should have known that such actions were very likely to cause substantial harm to
someone, but they did it anyway.
Definition in relation to intent- Malice - CORRECT ANSWER -A state of mind of cruelty,
hostility or revenge.
circumstantial evidence - CORRECT ANSWER -evidence is not based on actual personal
knowledge or observation of the facts in controversy, but of other facts from which deductions
are drawn.
(Mailman was assumed to have been at a house because someone observes mail in the mailbox)
What is a large capacity firearm? - CORRECT ANSWER -Any firearm or rifle that is
capable of having more than ten rounds and any shotgun that is capable of accepting more than
five shells
Right of arrest for possession of a large capacity firearm - CORRECT ANSWER -Felony
Age of indecent assault - CORRECT ANSWER -14 Years old
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Best Chain of Custody Practices - CORRECT ANSWER -1) Date, time and location
where evidence was seized
2) Name of officer who seized evidence
3) All dates and times evidence was received or transferred to another person
4) Names of all people who came in contact with evidence
5) Full description of evidence for positive identification
What is a felony? - CORRECT ANSWER -Any crime punishable by confinement in state
prison or death
What is a misdemeanor? - CORRECT ANSWER -Crimes that do not allow for the option
of confinement in the state prison
Statute of Limitations - CORRECT ANSWER -An expiration on a legal claim
What is the statute of limitations for most crimes in Massachusetts? - CORRECT
ANSWER -6 years
Statute of limitations for sexual assaults involving Children - CORRECT ANSWER -
Involving Children- No time limit
Statute of limitations for armed robbery - CORRECT ANSWER -10 years
Statute of limitations for rape - CORRECT ANSWER -15 years
, conspiracy - CORRECT ANSWER -an agreement between two or more people to do
something unlawful
elements of conspiracy - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Suspect joined an agreement or plan
with one or more persons
2. purpose of the agreement was to do something unlawful
3. Suspect joined the conspiracy knowing of the unlawful plan and intended to carry it out
Definition in relation to intent- Knowingly - CORRECT ANSWER -person engaged in
prohibited conduct with the knowledge that the social harm that the law was designed to prevent
was certain to happen
Definition in relation to intent- Reckless - CORRECT ANSWER -A person is reckless is
they knew or should have known that such actions were very likely to cause substantial harm to
someone, but they did it anyway.
Definition in relation to intent- Malice - CORRECT ANSWER -A state of mind of cruelty,
hostility or revenge.
circumstantial evidence - CORRECT ANSWER -evidence is not based on actual personal
knowledge or observation of the facts in controversy, but of other facts from which deductions
are drawn.
(Mailman was assumed to have been at a house because someone observes mail in the mailbox)
What is a large capacity firearm? - CORRECT ANSWER -Any firearm or rifle that is
capable of having more than ten rounds and any shotgun that is capable of accepting more than
five shells
Right of arrest for possession of a large capacity firearm - CORRECT ANSWER -Felony
Age of indecent assault - CORRECT ANSWER -14 Years old
