CPD EXAM 2 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Robbery Answer - -contains an element of force that Theft does not
-force or threat of force is used to take property from person or presence of
person
*When you read the scenario think
about whether or not the victim thought harm would come to him if he did not
give up
the property. If they did, then Robbery is the better charge*
If the victim perceives because of the offender's words or actions, at the time
of the
robbery, that the offender has a dangerous weapon, but the offender does not
in fact have a
dangerous weapon, what charge applies? Answer - Agg Robbery
For Armed Robbery to apply, the offender must have what? Answer - A
dangerous weapon
A man on the street grabs a woman's purse. The woman holds on to the purse
as the man
pulls her to the ground. The man escapes with the purse. The woman suffers
minor
injuries. Offense: Answer - Robbery
,A woman approaches a man and says, "I have a gun. Give me all your money or
I will kill
you." The man, believing that the woman has a gun, gives her his money. She
does not in
fact have a gun. Offense: Answer - Agg Robbery
A man approaches a woman and says, "Give me all your money or I will kill
you." The
woman gives the man all of her money. When he is apprehended minutes later
after an
immediate chase, a gun is found in the waistband of the offender. Offense:
Answer - Armed Robbery
What are the elements of a burglary? Answer - -ENTERS OR REMAINS
-INTENT TO COMMIT A FELONY OR THEFT WITHIN
Need a person commit theft in order for burglary to be complete? Answer - NO
At 3:00 a.m. one morning, Mac sneaks into and hides in an office building. He
intends to
wait in the office until the following morning, at which time he intends to shoot
and kill
one of the employees. What offense? Answer - Burglary
A woman calls the police complaining that a stranger is on her yacht at
Diversey Harbor. (She
does not live on the yacht.) When the police arrive at the yacht, they find the
offender
, gathering the belongings of the woman, preparing to steal them. What is the
charge? Answer - Burglary
Moe enters a house, without any permission from the owner. He does this
because he intends
to steal any money he can find in the house. What offense has he committed?
Answer - Residential Burglary
Moe enters a house, without any permission from the owner. He does this
because he is
homeless and wants a warm place to sleep. What offense has he committed?
Answer - Criminal Trespass to Residence
To charge someone with "Possession of Burglary Tools," in addition to
possessing any tool
"suitable for use in breaking into" the places described, probable cause for
what mental state
must exist? Answer - Intent
"Vehicular Invasion" covers what is commonly described as the "smash and
grab."
What element is similar to Robbery?
What element is similar to Burglary?
Is it required that the vehicle be occupied? Answer - 1- intent
2- entering or remaining
3-yes
Robber of a vehicle? Answer - Vehicular Hijacking
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Robbery Answer - -contains an element of force that Theft does not
-force or threat of force is used to take property from person or presence of
person
*When you read the scenario think
about whether or not the victim thought harm would come to him if he did not
give up
the property. If they did, then Robbery is the better charge*
If the victim perceives because of the offender's words or actions, at the time
of the
robbery, that the offender has a dangerous weapon, but the offender does not
in fact have a
dangerous weapon, what charge applies? Answer - Agg Robbery
For Armed Robbery to apply, the offender must have what? Answer - A
dangerous weapon
A man on the street grabs a woman's purse. The woman holds on to the purse
as the man
pulls her to the ground. The man escapes with the purse. The woman suffers
minor
injuries. Offense: Answer - Robbery
,A woman approaches a man and says, "I have a gun. Give me all your money or
I will kill
you." The man, believing that the woman has a gun, gives her his money. She
does not in
fact have a gun. Offense: Answer - Agg Robbery
A man approaches a woman and says, "Give me all your money or I will kill
you." The
woman gives the man all of her money. When he is apprehended minutes later
after an
immediate chase, a gun is found in the waistband of the offender. Offense:
Answer - Armed Robbery
What are the elements of a burglary? Answer - -ENTERS OR REMAINS
-INTENT TO COMMIT A FELONY OR THEFT WITHIN
Need a person commit theft in order for burglary to be complete? Answer - NO
At 3:00 a.m. one morning, Mac sneaks into and hides in an office building. He
intends to
wait in the office until the following morning, at which time he intends to shoot
and kill
one of the employees. What offense? Answer - Burglary
A woman calls the police complaining that a stranger is on her yacht at
Diversey Harbor. (She
does not live on the yacht.) When the police arrive at the yacht, they find the
offender
, gathering the belongings of the woman, preparing to steal them. What is the
charge? Answer - Burglary
Moe enters a house, without any permission from the owner. He does this
because he intends
to steal any money he can find in the house. What offense has he committed?
Answer - Residential Burglary
Moe enters a house, without any permission from the owner. He does this
because he is
homeless and wants a warm place to sleep. What offense has he committed?
Answer - Criminal Trespass to Residence
To charge someone with "Possession of Burglary Tools," in addition to
possessing any tool
"suitable for use in breaking into" the places described, probable cause for
what mental state
must exist? Answer - Intent
"Vehicular Invasion" covers what is commonly described as the "smash and
grab."
What element is similar to Robbery?
What element is similar to Burglary?
Is it required that the vehicle be occupied? Answer - 1- intent
2- entering or remaining
3-yes
Robber of a vehicle? Answer - Vehicular Hijacking
