TCOLE (BPOC) - Penal Code UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
A person commits this offense if he does an act Criminal Attempt
amounting to more than mere preparation that tends but
fails to effect the commission of the offense.
" _________ " is no defense to prosecution that the actor Mistake of Law
was ignorant of the provisions of any law after the law has
taken effect.
The general purposes of the Texas Penal Code is to True
establish a system of prohibitions, penalties, and
correctional measures to deal with conduct that
unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens harm to
those individual or public interests for which state
protection is appropriate. True or False?
" ________ " is a defense to prosecution that the actor Mistake of fact
through mistake formed a reasonable belief about a
matter of fact if his mistaken belief negated the kind of
culpability required for commission of the offense.
An individual adjudged guilty of a Class B misdemeanor A fine not to exceed $2,000 and/or confinement not to exceed 180 days
shall be punished by:
A person takes a purse that is laying next to its owner Theft
who is sitting on a park bench. What crime has occurred?
The offense of BURGLARY OF COIN-OPERATED OR Class A Misdemeanor
COIN COLLECTION MACHINE is a:
, The maximum monetary fine that a person can receive if $500
convicted of a "Class "C" Misdemeanor" for a violation
found in the Penal Code is how much?
ROBBERY is considered a ___________ as defined in 2nd degree felony
section 29.02 of the Texas Penal Code.
A person who, in the course of committing theft, Aggravated Robbery
intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury
to a disabled person. Which is the most serious offense
that the person can be charged with?
" ________ " means a human being who is alive, including Individual
an unborn child at every stage of gestation from
fertilization until birth.
The following is what offense? A person commits an Indecent Exposure
offense if he exposes his anus or any part of his genitals
with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any
person, and he is reckless about whether another is
present who will be offended or alarmed by his act.
Indecent Exposure is what class of offense? Class B Misdemeanor
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY. A person commits an offense if causes serious bodily injury to another
he commits robbery and: uses or exhibits a deadly weapon
causes bodily injury to another person or threatens or places another person in
fear of imminent bodily injury or death, if the other person is: (1) 65 years of age or
older; or (2) a disabled person.
A person commits the offense of " _________ " if while Murder
committing or attempting to commit a felony, and in
furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in
immediate flight from the commission or attempt, he
commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous
to human life that causes the death of an individual.
A person takes a purse that is laying next to its 65 year Aggravated Robbery
old owner who is sitting on a park bench. In the process
the owner of the purse receives minor injuries as a result
of a struggle. What is the most serious crime that has
occurred?
Felonies are classified according to the relative True
seriousness of the offense into five categories (1) capital
felonies; (2) felonies of the first degree; (3) felonies of the
second degree; (4) felonies of the third degree; and (5)
state jail felonies. True or False?
and CORRECT Answers
A person commits this offense if he does an act Criminal Attempt
amounting to more than mere preparation that tends but
fails to effect the commission of the offense.
" _________ " is no defense to prosecution that the actor Mistake of Law
was ignorant of the provisions of any law after the law has
taken effect.
The general purposes of the Texas Penal Code is to True
establish a system of prohibitions, penalties, and
correctional measures to deal with conduct that
unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens harm to
those individual or public interests for which state
protection is appropriate. True or False?
" ________ " is a defense to prosecution that the actor Mistake of fact
through mistake formed a reasonable belief about a
matter of fact if his mistaken belief negated the kind of
culpability required for commission of the offense.
An individual adjudged guilty of a Class B misdemeanor A fine not to exceed $2,000 and/or confinement not to exceed 180 days
shall be punished by:
A person takes a purse that is laying next to its owner Theft
who is sitting on a park bench. What crime has occurred?
The offense of BURGLARY OF COIN-OPERATED OR Class A Misdemeanor
COIN COLLECTION MACHINE is a:
, The maximum monetary fine that a person can receive if $500
convicted of a "Class "C" Misdemeanor" for a violation
found in the Penal Code is how much?
ROBBERY is considered a ___________ as defined in 2nd degree felony
section 29.02 of the Texas Penal Code.
A person who, in the course of committing theft, Aggravated Robbery
intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury
to a disabled person. Which is the most serious offense
that the person can be charged with?
" ________ " means a human being who is alive, including Individual
an unborn child at every stage of gestation from
fertilization until birth.
The following is what offense? A person commits an Indecent Exposure
offense if he exposes his anus or any part of his genitals
with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any
person, and he is reckless about whether another is
present who will be offended or alarmed by his act.
Indecent Exposure is what class of offense? Class B Misdemeanor
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY. A person commits an offense if causes serious bodily injury to another
he commits robbery and: uses or exhibits a deadly weapon
causes bodily injury to another person or threatens or places another person in
fear of imminent bodily injury or death, if the other person is: (1) 65 years of age or
older; or (2) a disabled person.
A person commits the offense of " _________ " if while Murder
committing or attempting to commit a felony, and in
furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in
immediate flight from the commission or attempt, he
commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous
to human life that causes the death of an individual.
A person takes a purse that is laying next to its 65 year Aggravated Robbery
old owner who is sitting on a park bench. In the process
the owner of the purse receives minor injuries as a result
of a struggle. What is the most serious crime that has
occurred?
Felonies are classified according to the relative True
seriousness of the offense into five categories (1) capital
felonies; (2) felonies of the first degree; (3) felonies of the
second degree; (4) felonies of the third degree; and (5)
state jail felonies. True or False?
