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TCOLE Study Guide Penal Code #1 with Complete Solutions
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A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person. According to the Texas Penal Code 20.03, this is the definition of : Aggravated Restraint Restraint Unlawful Restraint Aggravated Kidnapping Kidnapping - ANS--Kidnapping "___________" means an act or omission and its accompanying mental state. Coercion Conduct
Benefit Act - ANS--Conduct "_________________" means an offense so designated by law or punishable by fine, by confinement in jail, or by both fine and confinement in jail None of the above Strict liability offense Misdemeanor Felony - ANS--Misdemeanor A person commits "_______________" if he intentionally or knowingly operates or participates in the earning of a gambling place. Gambling promotion Gambling participation
A person commits the offense of "______________" if, with intent to interfere with the lawful custody of a child younger than 18 years, he knowingly entices, persuades or takes the child from the custody of the parent or guardian or person standing in t Enticing a Child Interference with Parental Custody Official Oppression Unlawful Restraint - ANS--Enticing a Child "Deadly Weapon" means; anything manifestly designed for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury. anything manifestly designed for the purpose of inflicting death
a firearm All are deadly weapons Anything in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury. - ANS--All are deadly weapons The most serious crime that a person commits is "_______________" if they knowingly cause serious bodily injury to another in the course of committing theft. Aggravated robbery Aggravated theft Robbery Burglary - ANS--Aggravated robbery A person observes a murder taking place and fails to report the crime to the police. What offense has the person committed if any? (Note: the person is in no danger of harm) Failure to Report a Felony
None listed Disorderly Conduct Misconduct Official Misconduct Disruptive Conduct - ANS--Disorderly Conduct A person acts knowingly, or with knowledge, with respect to the nature of his conduct or to circumstances surrounding his conduct when he is aware of the nature of his conduct or that the circumstances exist. A person acts knowingly, or with knowledge, False True - ANS--True __________________ is defined as: intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, including the person's spouse Aggravated Assault
Threats Assault Sexual Assault - ANS--Assualt A person acts "_____________________", with respect to circumstances surrounding his conduct or the result of his conduct when he is aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will knowingly or with knowledge intentionally or with intent with criminal negligence, or is criminally negligent recklessly, or is reckless - ANS--recklessly, or is reckless A person commits "Kidnapping" if he intentionally or knowingly _________ another person. none listed
Improper Intimidation Aggravated Assault Assault - ANS--Assualt A "Switchblade knife" means any knife that has a blade that folds, closes, or retracts into the handle or sheath, and that: opens automatically has a ridged handle is 6 inches in length is 5 inches in length - ANS--opens automatically A person commits "____________ if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person. unlawful transport
aggravated kidnapping kidnapping unlawful restraint - ANS--kidnapping "______________" is a defense to prosecution that the actor 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. Mistake of intoxication Mistake of fact Mistake of necessity Mistake of law - ANS--Mistake of Fact "____________" is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor engaged in the proscribe conduct because he was compelled to so by threat of imminent death or serious bodily injury to himself or another.
Offenses are designated as felonies or misdemeanors. False True - ANS--True A 66 year old man is walking down the sidewalk when a thief knocks him down and steals his watch that is worth $500.00. The man sustains minor injuries as a result of this incident. What crime has occurred? Theft from the Elderly Aggravated Robbery Robbery Theft - ANS--Aggravated Robbery Farmer Jones intentionally carries his shotgun into the local polling place on the day of the presidential elections. He has committed the offense of __________________. Places Weapons Prohibited
Unlawful Possession of Firearm Prohibited Weapons Unlawful Carrying Weapons - ANS--Places Weapons Prohibited A person who fails to perform an act commits an offense if: the act was fundamentally wrong. there was a statutory duty to act. he was a police officer. there was a moral duty to act. - ANS--there was a statutory duty to act. A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence causes the death of an individual False
Official Misconduct Prohibited Use of a Tobacco Product - ANS--Smoking Tobacco The maximum monetary fine that a person can receive if convicted of a "Class "C" Misdemeanor" for a violation found in the Penal Code is $5,000. $2,000. $1,000. $500. - ANS--$ A person commits the offense "Unlawfully Carrying Weapons" if he intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his person a _____________. club switch blade knife
rifle shotgun - ANS--club A person commits "Gambling Promotion" if he intentionally or knowingly: operates or participates in the earnings of a gambling place communicates information as to bets, betting odds, or changes in betting odds permits another to use as a gambling place any real estate owned by him makes a bet on the partial or final results of a football game - ANS--operates or participates in the earnings of a gambling place An individual adjudged guilty of a state jail felony shall be punished for a third degree felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that: None listed A vehicle was used
the person intentionally commits the murder in the course of committing or attempting to commit kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, obstruction or retaliation, or terroristic threat the person murders a peace officer or fireman who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty and who the person knows is a peace officer or fireman - ANS--All listed "Criminal street gang" means _______ or more persons having a common identifying sign or symbol or an identifiable leadership who continuously or regularly associate in the commission of criminal activities. seven four three two - ANS--three "Court Record" means a decree, judgment, order, subpoena, warrant, minutes, or other document issued by; All listed
a court of the United States a court of another state a court of this state a Texas State Court - ANS--All listed The most serious crime that a person commits is "_________________" if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person with the intent to use them as a shield or hostage. aggravated kidnapping kidnapping aggravated false imprisonment false imprisonment - ANS--aggravated kidnapping A "Machine gun" means any firearm that is capable of shooting more than _______shot(s) automatically, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
