TPC 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
VOLUNTARY .ACT .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-TPC .§ .6.01: .Req. .of .Voluntary .Act .or .Omission:
.(a): .Voluntary .engages .in .conduct, .act, .omission .or .possession
.(b): .Possession .is .a .voluntary .act .if .the .possessor .knowingly .obtains .or .receives .the .thing .possessed
.or .is .aware .of .his .control .of .the .thing .for .sufficient .time .to .permit .him .to .terminate .his .control
.(c): .Omission .is .not .an .offense .unless .defined .by .§ .1.07
OMISSION .OF .AN .ACT .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-TPC .§ .6.01: .Req. .of .Voluntary .Act .or .Omission
.2) .Person .who .omits .to .perform .an .act .does .not .commit .an .offense .unless .a .law .as .defined .by .§ .1
.07 .provides .that .the .omission .is .an .offense .or .otherwise .provides .he .had .a .duty .to .perform. .
BAD .SAMARITAN .LAWS
.TPC .§ .38.171: .(1) .Report .
(2) .ANY .felony .in .which .a .reasonable .person .would .believe .serious .bodily .injury .or .death .may .occur
red .
.TPC .§ .261.109: .Child's .physical .or .mental .health .has .been .or .may .be .aversely .affected .by .abuse .or .
neglect .and .knowingly .fails
MENS .REA ./ .CULPABILITY .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-TPC .§ .6.02: .
.(1) .Intentionally .: .Conscious .object .to .engage .. .. .. .
.(2) .Knowingly: .Aware .that .it .is .practically .certain .his .conduct .will .cause .a .result
.(3) .Recklessly: .Consciously .disregards .a .substantial .and .unjustifiable .risk
, .
(4) .Criminal .Negligence: .Should .be .aware .of .a .substantial .and .unjustifiable .risk .. .. .. .Risk .must .be .of .
such .a .nature .and .degree .that .the .failure .to .perceive .it .constitutes .gross .deviation .from .standard .of
.care .
.Must .have .Mens .Rea .unless .explicitly .states .there .is .none
.Use .intentional, .knowingly, .or .reckless
INTOXICATION .& .MENTAL .STATE .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-TPC .§ .8.04: .
.Voluntary .Intoxication .is .NOT .a .defense
TRANSFERRED .INTENT .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-MPC .§ .2.02 .& .TPC .§ .6.04(b): .ISSUE .OF .CAUSATION .
.Only .allowed .if .difference .between .what .actor .intended .and .the .results .were:
.(1) .Different .offense .committed; .or .(2) .Different .person .injured
STRICT .LIABILITY .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-Defined .by .statute
.Ex: .DUI, .speeding, .etc.
MISTAKE .OF .LAW .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-TPC .§ .8.03: .
.
(b) .Affirmative .defense .to .pros. .that .actor .reasonably .believed .the .conduct .charged .did .not .constitu
te .a .crime .and .that .he .acted .in .reasonable .reliance .upon:
.(1) .Official .statement .of .the .law; .or
.(2) .Written .interpretation .of .the .law .
.(c) .Possible .for .actor .to .be .convicted .of .a .lesser .crime.
MISTAKE .OF .FACT .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-§ .8.02: .
.Mistake .must .be .reasonable .to .be .used .a .defense .and .negate .mens .rea
.Exception: .Legal-Wrong .Doctrine .
.Legal-
Wrong .Doctrine: .Actor's .conduct .causes .social .harm .prohibited .by .statute .then .he .is .guilty .of .that .o
ffense .even .if .based .on .his .reasonable .understanding .of .the .circumstances .he'd .be .guilty .of .a .less .s
erious .crime. .
ANSWERS
VOLUNTARY .ACT .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-TPC .§ .6.01: .Req. .of .Voluntary .Act .or .Omission:
.(a): .Voluntary .engages .in .conduct, .act, .omission .or .possession
.(b): .Possession .is .a .voluntary .act .if .the .possessor .knowingly .obtains .or .receives .the .thing .possessed
.or .is .aware .of .his .control .of .the .thing .for .sufficient .time .to .permit .him .to .terminate .his .control
.(c): .Omission .is .not .an .offense .unless .defined .by .§ .1.07
OMISSION .OF .AN .ACT .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-TPC .§ .6.01: .Req. .of .Voluntary .Act .or .Omission
.2) .Person .who .omits .to .perform .an .act .does .not .commit .an .offense .unless .a .law .as .defined .by .§ .1
.07 .provides .that .the .omission .is .an .offense .or .otherwise .provides .he .had .a .duty .to .perform. .
BAD .SAMARITAN .LAWS
.TPC .§ .38.171: .(1) .Report .
(2) .ANY .felony .in .which .a .reasonable .person .would .believe .serious .bodily .injury .or .death .may .occur
red .
.TPC .§ .261.109: .Child's .physical .or .mental .health .has .been .or .may .be .aversely .affected .by .abuse .or .
neglect .and .knowingly .fails
MENS .REA ./ .CULPABILITY .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-TPC .§ .6.02: .
.(1) .Intentionally .: .Conscious .object .to .engage .. .. .. .
.(2) .Knowingly: .Aware .that .it .is .practically .certain .his .conduct .will .cause .a .result
.(3) .Recklessly: .Consciously .disregards .a .substantial .and .unjustifiable .risk
, .
(4) .Criminal .Negligence: .Should .be .aware .of .a .substantial .and .unjustifiable .risk .. .. .. .Risk .must .be .of .
such .a .nature .and .degree .that .the .failure .to .perceive .it .constitutes .gross .deviation .from .standard .of
.care .
.Must .have .Mens .Rea .unless .explicitly .states .there .is .none
.Use .intentional, .knowingly, .or .reckless
INTOXICATION .& .MENTAL .STATE .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-TPC .§ .8.04: .
.Voluntary .Intoxication .is .NOT .a .defense
TRANSFERRED .INTENT .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-MPC .§ .2.02 .& .TPC .§ .6.04(b): .ISSUE .OF .CAUSATION .
.Only .allowed .if .difference .between .what .actor .intended .and .the .results .were:
.(1) .Different .offense .committed; .or .(2) .Different .person .injured
STRICT .LIABILITY .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-Defined .by .statute
.Ex: .DUI, .speeding, .etc.
MISTAKE .OF .LAW .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-TPC .§ .8.03: .
.
(b) .Affirmative .defense .to .pros. .that .actor .reasonably .believed .the .conduct .charged .did .not .constitu
te .a .crime .and .that .he .acted .in .reasonable .reliance .upon:
.(1) .Official .statement .of .the .law; .or
.(2) .Written .interpretation .of .the .law .
.(c) .Possible .for .actor .to .be .convicted .of .a .lesser .crime.
MISTAKE .OF .FACT .(TPC) .- .(correct .answer) .-§ .8.02: .
.Mistake .must .be .reasonable .to .be .used .a .defense .and .negate .mens .rea
.Exception: .Legal-Wrong .Doctrine .
.Legal-
Wrong .Doctrine: .Actor's .conduct .causes .social .harm .prohibited .by .statute .then .he .is .guilty .of .that .o
ffense .even .if .based .on .his .reasonable .understanding .of .the .circumstances .he'd .be .guilty .of .a .less .s
erious .crime. .
