Quizz 8 Review Penal Code

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Accomplices to offenses

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d. may be charged and convicted for the same offense as the principal offender.

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2. Which one of the following defenses is not considered to be a valid defense in a criminal proceeding?

a. Mistake of fact

b. Duress

c. Intoxication

d. Entrapment

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c. Intoxication

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3. When Mr. "A" agrees with one or more persons to engage in a felony offense and one of them carries out the offense, Mr. "A" may be charged with

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a. the offense itself,

b. criminal attempt,

c. a class C misdemeanor.

d. criminal conspiracy.

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4. A person may not be prosecuted for or convicted of an offense (other than perjury, aggravated perjury, or traffic offenses) that he or she committed when

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b. younger than seventeen unless juvenile court waives jurisdiction.

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5. A felony of the third degree is punishable by

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b. confinement by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than ten years nor less than two years, and may be fined not more than $10,000.

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6. Which one of the following is not an element of proof for the offense of murder?

a. Intentionally or knowingly causing the death of an individual

b. Causing the death of an individual while engaged in a felony

c. Causing the death of an individual while DWI

d. Intending serious bodily injury but causing death

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C. Causing the death of an individual while DWI

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7. If a person abducts another with intent to interfere with the performance of government, it is

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a. aggravated kidnapping.

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8. Engaging in an act of sexual intercourse in a public place is

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c. public lewdness.

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9. Which of the following offenses is punishable by the death penalty?

a. While operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating substances, a person causes the death of another person.

b. A person is negligent in operating a motor vehicle and as a result of this negligence causes the death of an individual.

c. A person intentionally kills another human being in the heat of sudden passion due to an adequate cause.

d. A person pays another person to kill a business partner.

e. None of the above responds to the question.

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d. A person pays another person to kill a business partner.

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10. Which of the following is not a violation of the Texas Penal Code?

a. Two persons of the same sex are seen kissing on the main street of the city.

b. Two individuals of the opposite sex are observed performing an act of sexual intercourse in a public place.

c. Two individuals of the same sex are observed engaging in deviant sexual intercourse in a private place but are reckless about whether another person is present who may be offended.

d. All of the above are violations.

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A. Two persons of the same sex are seen kissing on the main street of the city.

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11. In which of the following circumstances would an individual be charged with aggravated assault?

a. A person knowingly causes physical contact with another person when the actor knows that the other will regard the contact as offensive.

b. The actor exhibits a deadly weapon during the commission of assault.

c. An actor hits his spouse with his fists and causes a black-and-blue mark on her arm.

d. None of the above responds to the question.

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b. The actor exhibits a deadly weapon during the commission of assault.

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12. When an actor causes the penetration of the anus or female sexual organ of another person by any means without the person's consent, which offense has been committed in the state of Texas?

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d. Sexual assault

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13. Whenever a person causes a reaction of any type by threatening to explode a bomb, which of the following offenses has been committed in the state of Texas?

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b. Terroristic threat

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14. If a person causes an explosion with intent to damage a vehicle to collect insurance money, which offense has been committed in the state of Texas?

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c. Arson

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15. What is the primary difference between robbery and theft?

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d. The use or attempted use of force

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16. What type of entry is necessary in the crime of burglary?

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c. The intrusion of any part of the body or any physical object attached to the body

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17. What charges would be filed on a person who tried to poison another who did not die following the ordeal?

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d. Attempted murder

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18. If a defendant or other person attempts to harm or threatens to harm another on account of the victim's service as a witness, the actor can be charged with

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a. obstruction of justice.

b. retaliation.

c. coercion of a public servant.

d. restitution, e. none of the above.

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19. What action can be taken when a peace officer lawfully arrests a person and requests information about the individual's name, date of birth, and address and the person refuses to give the information or gives false information?

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c. The officer can charge the individual with "failure to identify as a witness" and make a warrantless arrest.

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20. A "pimp" arrested for managing two prostitutes is charged with

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d. aggravated promotion of prostitution.

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21. Which of the following grades of punishments is assigned to the following: "A person adjudged guilty. . . shall be punished by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for any term of not more than 20 years or less than 2 years; in addition, the person may be punished by a fine of not to exceed $10,000."

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c. Second-degree felony

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22. Which of the following is the main difference between resisting arrest and evading arrest?

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c. Suspect uses force to avoid apprehension in resisting but merely runs away in evading

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23. A person uses a hostage as a shield while escaping from a burglary. Which of the following offenses is the most serious offense for which the suspect may be charged?

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b. Aggravated kidnapping

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24. Which of the following may cause an offense of robbery to be upgraded to aggravated robbery?

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c. Uses or exhibits a deadly weapon

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25. What type of entry is required for "burglary of a vehicle"?

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d. Any part of the body or anything attached to the body reaches inside the vehicle

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26. What kind of entry is required for criminal trespass?

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b. The entire body in every case

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27. An affirmative defense to prosecution

(has to be proven how?)

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d. excuses criminal responsibility if the defense is proven by a preponderance of the evidence.

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28. Which of the following is an affirmative defense?

a. Intoxication

b. Duress

c. Mistake of fact

d. Entrapment

e. None of the above

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b. Duress

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29. Which of the following is a prohibited weapon?

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d. Knuckles

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30. What degree of force can be used to prevent the escape of a prisoner from a correctional facility?

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d. Any force, including deadly force, immediately necessary to prevent escape

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31. Under the statutes, at least how many persons constitute a "riot"?

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d. 7

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32. Section 39.03, Official Oppression, of the Texas Penal Code governs law that makes sexual harassment a class A misdemeanor offense. Which of the following agencies may be involved in sexual harassment investigations?

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-Federal government under USCA 1983—Violation of Civil Rights

-Texas Commission on Human Rights

-Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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33. Which of the following situations justifies the use of deadly force to protect property?

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b. An actor in the imminent commission of theft during the nighttime

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34. Which of the following crimes justifies the use of deadly force to prevent the "imminent commission" of the offense?

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-Theft during nighttime

-Criminal mischief during nighttime

-Robbery

-Burglary

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35. A person who has custody, care, or control of a child younger than ______ years commits an offense if he or she intentionally abandons the child in any place under circumstances that expose a child to an unreasonable risk of harm.

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d. fifteen

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36. A person commits an offense of "injury" to a child, elderly, or "disabled person" if he or she intentionally, knowingly, recklessly by omission, or with criminal negligence (by act or omission) engages in conduct that causes _______ to a child who is fourteen years of age or younger, to an individual sixty-five years of age or older, or to a disabled individual.

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-serious bodily injury

-serious physical impairment

-disfigurement or deformity

-bodily injury

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37. Suspect A enters a convenience store, puts his hand in his pocket and points a gun at the clerk through his jacket while demanding "all the money in the cash register." Although the clerk did not see the gun, she heard Suspect A pull back the weapon's hammer. The clerk puts the money into a sack and hands it to Suspect A, who runs out of the store. Suspect A is caught and charged with

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c. aggravated robbery.

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38. A person commits an offense of arson if he or she starts a fire or causes an explosion, intending to destroy or damage any building, habitation, vehicle, vegetation, fence, or structure on open-space land knowing that it is

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-inside the city limits.

-insured against damage.

-located on property belonging to another.

-subject to a mortgage or other security interest.

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39. Under which of the following situations is a peace officer not justified in making an arrest?

a. A person restrained under a protective order goes to the victim's place of employment when prohibited.

b. A prohibited person goes to a school to see his children when they are let out at the end of the school day.

c. Arresting the person protected by a court order who invites the prohibited person to her residence in violation of the protective order.

d. A man named in a protective order returns to his home and wants to speak to his wife in violation of a protective order.

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c. Arresting the person protected by a court order who invites the prohibited person to her residence in violation of the protective order.

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40. In the public dressing room of a department store, a seventeen-year-old high school student puts on a sweater underneath his coat and walks out of the store without paying for the sweater. What crime, if any, was committed?

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c. Theft

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41. A person other than a railroad employee commits an offense of "interference with railroad property" if he or she

a. knowingly enters or remains on railroad property.

b. tampers with railroad property.

c. places an obstruction on a railroad track or causes a train to derail.

d. All of the above can constitute a crime.

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d. All of the above can constitute a crime.

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42. A person rents a lawn mower from a rental agency for a period of 30 days. Forty-five days later the subject does not return the lawn mower as agreed to in the contract. What offense, if any, did the subject commit?

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c. Theft of service

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43. Unauthorized use of a vehicle is a state jail felony if the person intentionally or knowingly operated another person's ________ without effective consent.

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-boat

-airplane

-motor-propelled vehicle

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44. Which of the following persons cannot be charged with "illegal recruitment of an athlete"? A prospective athlete's

a. uncle.

b. high school coach.

c. employer who is an alumnus of the university.

d. college or university, coach.

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a. uncle.

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45. Which of the following crimes is committed if a person institutes a false suit in a civil court knowing that he or she does not have an interest in the suit?

a. Fraud

b. Barratry

c. Illegal influence

d. Interference with the duty of a public servant

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b. Barratry

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46. Forcibly taking a weapon from a peace officer with the intent of harming the officer or a third person is a

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d. third-degree felony.

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47. The offense of theft is found in Section ________ of the Penal Code.

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b. 31.03

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48. The offense of burglary is found in Section ________ of the Penal Code.

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d. 30.02

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49. The offense of sexual assault is found in Section ________ of the Penal Code.

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a. 22.011

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50. A man enters his next door neighbor's unfenced yard and kills his neighbor's pigs, which are in a pig pen. What offense, if any, did the man commit?

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a. Criminal mischief

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51. Two friends buy a boat together. One of the men becomes angry at the other and tears up the boat that they purchased together. What offense, if any, has been committed?

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b. Criminal mischief

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52. A man with a knife is standing 75 feet away from another man that is getting into a vehicle. The man with the knife is screaming that he is going to kill the other. The driver gets into his vehicle, drives over to the man with the knife, and shoots the man with the knife; the victim of the shooting dies. What offense, if any, was committed?

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b. Murder

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53. What offense occurs if a woman is sitting in front of a store entrance and refuses to leave when asked to do so?

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b. Obstructing a passageway

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54. Mike offers Randy $10,000 to kill a rich uncle. Randy tells a detective about the plot. Randy agrees to work with the detective, and a "sting" operation is set up with the cooperation of the uncle. Randy gives a picture of the contrived murder as proof of the event and asks Mike for his money. When the money is exchanged, Mike is arrested. What will Mike be charged with?

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d. Solicitation of capital murder

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55. Jurisdiction in animal cruelty cases is processed under the

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c. Health and Safety Code

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56. A witness to an offense gives you his name but a false address. What offense, if any, did the witness commit?

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b. Failure to identify as a witness

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57. A kid on a skate board rides by and steals a radio from a bench where a lady is sitting waiting for a bus. What offense has the kid committed?

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b. Theft

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58. Which of the following is not one of the culpable mental states that are defined in the Texas Penal Code?

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a. Premeditated

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59. A person intentionally or knowingly caused the death of an individual. This is called

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d. murder.

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60. Henry is the driver of a vehicle being used in an armed robbery. His friend George enters the bank and displays a gun to a clerk and orders her to "put all the money in the bag." A security guard sees the gun and orders George to "freeze!" George turns and fires the weapon, killing the security guard. George flees the bank with the money, gets into the car, and they both drive away. Which of the following is true?

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Omit..

Both George and Henry are guilty of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery.

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61. A person steals a six pack of beer from a store. While leaving the store he knocks down a 65-year-old man, causing a serious injury. What offense was committed?

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c. Aggravated robbery

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62. What offense has been committed when a nurse at a nursing home purposefully fails to give an 80-year old man his prescribed medicine?

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b. Injury to an elderly person

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63. When is a person responsible for the conduct of another person?

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b. When the person is criminally responsible for the conduct of another

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64. A person intends to interfere with the lawful custody of a child who is 17 years old from a parent that is involved in a custody battle and persuades the child to go to the bus station where a ticket is waiting. The child gets on the bus without the parent's permission and goes to visit the person buying the ticket. What offense, if any, did the person commit?

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d. Enticing a child

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65. A person walks into a liquor store with a gun. With which offense may the person be charged?

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d. Disorderly conduct

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66. A person shows his anus or genitalia for gratification and the display is offensive to other people. With which offense may the person be charged?

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c. Indecent exposure

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67. A person steals a credit card; he has committed

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c. credit card abuse.

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68. A drive-by shooting is

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b. deadly conduct.

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69. A person detonates a bomb without consent or with intent to destroy a building of another. The person committed

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d. arson.

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70. A person intentionally damages property of another without effective consent. The person committed

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b. criminal mischief.

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71. A person walks into a grocery store, puts his hand in his coat pocket, and demands money from the register. The person receives money from the clerk and runs out of the store. He committed

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a. robbery.

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72. While taking a purse from a 66-year-old victim, the actor knocks the woman down, causing her to receive a bruised elbow. He committed

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d. aggravated robbery.

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73. A man walks into a store and demands all the money in the register or he will kill the clerk. The clerk gives the perpetrator money from the register and the suspect leaves the store. After catching the person, you charge him with

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c. robbery.

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74. A witness to an offense refuses to give her name to an investigating officer. The lady

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c. can be arrested for "failure to identify."

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75. A person intentionally gets in the way of an officer who is attempting a lawful arrest. The person

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b. can be arrested for hindering apprehension.

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76. A police sergeant makes sexual advances toward a female. The sergeant committed

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c. official oppression.

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77. A person in a public tavern screams obscenities at patrons in the bar; the patrons are obviously upset. The person committed

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a. disorderly conduct.

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78. A person invests money in a known house of prostitution. The person committed

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b. aggravated promotion of prostitution.

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79. What is the minimum number of people to form a "combination" as an organized crime gang?

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b. 3

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80. A person makes $20 bills and tries to pass them off as real bills. Under Texas statutes, the person committed

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c. forgery.

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81. To intentionally or knowingly "abduct" another person is

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b. kidnapping.

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82. To intentionally or knowingly "restrain" another person from leaving is

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a. false imprisonment.
(unlawful Restrain)?? check answer

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83. A person is asked to leave property that he does not have a right to occupy. The person refuses after receiving notice that his presence is no longer legal. He committed

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b. criminal trespass.

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84. A person crawls into a window in a warehouse to get out of the rain. The owner finds the person asleep the next morning and calls the police. The person committed

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d. criminal trespass.

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85. A person enters a department store during business hours and conceals herself inside the building until the store closes. The person then sneaks out of her hiding spot and commits a theft. She committed

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c. burglary.

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86. No person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved

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a. beyond a reasonable doubt.

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87. Which of the following is a "prohibited weapon?"

a. A knife with an 8-inch blade

b. A spear

c. A shotgun with a 17-inch barrel

d. A .44 caliber revolver

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c. A shotgun with a 17-inch barrel

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88. A man is in his front yard burning a pile of leaves. He goes into his house to get a drink of water and watch TV. The fire spreads to his neighbor's home and burns up a car, causing $2,000 in damage. What offense has been committed?

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c. Arson

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89. A husband and wife are at a store. The husband physically beats up his wife, causing her bodily injury. The husband has committed

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c. assault.

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90. A man in the front row of a crowded movie theater stands up and "moons" everyone. What offense, if any, did he commit?

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c. Disorderly conduct

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91. A 20-year-old man has sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old girl who consents because they are boy- and girl friend. What offense, if any, was committed?

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b. Sexual assault

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92. A babysitter takes her clothes off and masturbates in front of a 5-year-old boy. What offense, if any, has been committed?

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c. Indecency with a child

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93. Two men own a boat. One of the individuals intentionally burns half of the boat. Under the Texas Penal Code, he can be charged with

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b. criminal mischief.

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94. A man enters a public establishment and pulls down his pants and exposes his anus to customers. He can be charged with

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d. disorderly conduct.

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95. Officers identify a witness at the scene of an offense who provides the officers with her correct name but gives the officer an incorrect address. She can be charged with

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c. failure to identify.

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96. A baby sitter is taking care of a six-year-old child. The sitter disrobes and begins to masturbate in front of the child. The sitter can be charged with

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e. indecency with a child.

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97. People are dancing at a night club. A man pinches a woman on her buttocks and she is offended by the pinch. The man can be charged with

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c. assault.

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98. At a shopping mall, a man walks by a woman and steals her purse. The man can be charged with

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a. theft.

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99. In a public place, a man verbally abuses his wife, and other individuals alert an officer. The husband can be charged with

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d. disorderly conduct.

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100. Criminal law is designed to

a. protect people from illegal acts or conduct.

b. establish rules for the admission of evidence.

c. protect officers from allegations of unlawful behavior.

d. provide criminals a defense to prosecution.

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a. protect people from illegal acts or conduct.

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101. A _____ means the commission of two or more offenses, regardless of whether the harm is directed toward or inflicted upon more than one person or item of property if (a) the offenses are committed pursuant to the same transaction or pursuant to two or more transactions that are connected or constitute a common scheme or plan, or (b) the offenses are the repeated commission of the same or similar offenses (PC 3.01).

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b. criminal episode

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102. Sexual assault is committed without consent of the other person if

a. the other person has not consented and the actor knows that the other person is unconscious.

b. the other person has not consented and the other person is unaware that the sexual assault is occurring.

c. the actor is a public servant who coerces the other person to submit or participate.

d. the other person is forced to marry the actor but she has not been forced to have sexual intercourse.

e. a, b, and c, but not d.

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e. a, b, and c, but not d.

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103. Following a conviction, the actor retaliates against a witness and causes the death of the witness against him. The actor can be charged with

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a. capital murder.

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104. Two individuals engaged in an act of sexual intercourse in a public place, and others are present who are offended by the scene. The two people have committed

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c. public lewdness.

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105. An individual uses a copy machine to duplicate various denominations of money to use in making purchases. What offense, if any, was committed?

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b. Forgery or counterfeiting

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106. _____ occurs when a person intentionally or knowingly harms or threatens to harm another by an unlawful act, because the victim is a public servant, witness, prospective witness, informant, or person who reports a crime.

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d. Retaliation

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107. What is the minimum number of people who are part of a "combination" required to participate in organized criminal activity?

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b. 3

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108. Two neighbors are involved in an argument. One neighbor shoots the other person's cow. What offense, if any, can be charged?

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e. Criminal mischief

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109. A person is working on a billboard scaffold 20 feet off the ground. The worker negligently throws a tool to the ground without looking. The tool hits a person walking under the scaffold and kills the individual. What crime, if any, can the worker be charged with?

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b. Criminally negligent homicide

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110. A thirteen-year-old boy consents to sexual intercourse with his twenty-year-old girlfriend. What offense, if any, can be charged in this case?

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b. Aggravated sexual assault

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111. A person assaults a peace officer because the officer filed charges against the individual. The person has committed

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d. aggravated assault.

c. retaliation.?? check answer

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112. Two parents are involved in a court custody battle regarding their ten-year-old child who resides with the mother. With intent to interfere with the lawful custody, the father takes a child from the mother's care. The father can be charged with

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c. interference with child custody.

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113. A person enters a store that is not then open to the public and begins to stack items up that he wants to steal. A silent alarm alerts police, who catch the individual in the store. What can the man be charged with?

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e. Burglary

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114. What is the degree of proof required to convict a person of a criminal offense?

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e. Beyond a reasonable doubt

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115. Which of the following factors most generally contributes to the mental and emotional injury to a child and is punishable under P.C. 22.04?

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c. Omission or neglect

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116. Theft from a person without coercion or use of force is punishable as

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b. theft.

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117. What crime, if any, is committed when a person causes the telephone of another to repeatedly ring, makes repeated phone calls, or makes a telephone call and intentionally fails to hang up or disengage the connection?

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c. Harassment

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118. A man enters a department store just before closing and hides in a restroom and waits until all persons have left the store for the night. Once he is alone, the man goes to the jewelry counter and begins to gather all the jewelry in a sack. Opening the jewelry counter sets off a silent alarm and the man is caught in the store with the jewelry on his person. He will be charged with

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c. burglary.

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119. A man restricts his wife's movements without her consent by confining her in their bedroom; after a day passes he lets her go free. What crime, if any, did the man commit?

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b. Unlawful restraint

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120. Without a concealed handgun license, a woman carries a gun in her purse. She opens her purse at the grocery store check out counter. The gun falls out of her purse and discharges. What offense, if any, was committed?

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a. Unlawfully carrying a weapon

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In the course of attempting to capture an armed robber, an officer draws her duty weapon when the robber exits a convenience store. The armed robber points a handgun in the officer's direction and tires one round. Although there are many people on the sidewalk behind the robber, the officer returns fire, wounding the robber; however, an errant round kills an innocent person behind the robber. Internal affairs decides that the officer acted recklessly when she fired her duty weapon. What offense, if any, did the officer commit?

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d. Manslaughter

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An officer in a distinctive uniform enters a restaurant in response to a civil disturbance. Inside the restaurant he asks the disputing individuals to calm down in order that he can restore order. One of the disputants draws a handgun and points it at the officer, telling him to leave them alone so that they can settle their own dispute or else. A back-up officer enters the restaurant from behind the man and is able to successfully challenge the man to put the gun down. The man is arrested for

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c. aggravated assault.

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123. One of objectives of the Penal Code is to

a. adopt measures for preventing the commission of a crime.

b. define the scope of law enforcement actions in enforcing laws and to systemize the exercise of state criminal jurisdiction.

c. exclude the offender from all hope of escape.

d. ensure a trial with as little delay as possible consistent with justice.

e. ensure certain execution of the sentence of law when declared.

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b. define the scope of law enforcement actions in enforcing laws and to systemize the exercise of state criminal jurisdiction.

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124. A person commits an offense if he or she _____ engages in offenses.

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c. voluntarily

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125. The mouth of one person touches the anus of another person. This action is defined as

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a. deviant sexual intercourse.

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126. An actor threatens sex with a child in the family and the mother submits to sexual intercourse because of threat. The actor has committed a(n)

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d. sexual assault.

why is this not aggravated?

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127. A person who has been temporarily detailed _____ be required to give identification even if the stop is lawful (PC 38.02).

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omit..

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128. A person disrupts a PTA or school board meeting; this offense is called

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b. hindering proceeding.

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129. A person who engages in professional gambling (operates gambling place, does bookmaking, is custodian of bets, sells chances on various games/participants, sets up or promotes any lottery) commits

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d. gambling promotion.

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130. A person who knowingly owns, invests in, finances, controls, supervises, or manages a prostitution enterprise that uses ____ or more prostitutes, commits the crime of aggravated promotion of prostitution.

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b. two

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131. Sexual harassment by a public official is the criminal offense of

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a. official oppression.

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132. A public servant acting under color of his or her office or employment commits _____ if he or she intentionally subjects another to mistreatment or to arrest, detention, search, seizure, dispossession, assessment, or lien that he or she knows is unlawful; intentionally denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power, or immunity, knowing that his or her conduct is unlawful; or intentionally subjects another to sexual harassment.

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e. official oppression.

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133. A person commits criminal _____ if, with specific intent to commit an offense, he or she does an act amounting to more than mere preparation that tends but fails to effect the commission of the offense intended.

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Attempt

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134. An individual abducts another person for ransom, but lets the person go alive. The person committed

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b. aggravated kidnapping.

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135. A man has sexual intercourse with his adopted sister; he has committed

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d. prohibited sexual conduct.

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136. A person set a fire in his back yard to burn off dead grass; the fire gets out of control and burns a neighbor's fence. The crime is

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d. arson.

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137. A person commits ____ if he intentionally or knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to confer on another, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from another, any benefit as consideration for the recipient's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion as a public servant, bash official, or voter.

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c. bribery

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138. A person yells an obscenity in the commissioner's court that causes a disturbance; he has committed

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a. hindering proceedings.

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139. A vehicle is parked inside the garage at a home with the garage door open. A person steals property valued at $1,000 that is sitting on the front seat from the vehicle. The person has committed

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140. In the course of armed (aggravated) robbery, the perpetrator exits the store and pushes a person aside and knocks the customer down. The customer dies from the fall. The most serious crime committed is

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b. murder.

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141. A person is intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle and she is involved in an accident that causes bodily injury. The most serious offense committed is

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c. driving while intoxicated.

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142. Which of the following is not one of the culpable mental states.

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d. Criminal intent

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143. A person detonates a bomb recklessly without consent and with intent to destroy a building of another. The person committed

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d. arson.

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144. A person intentionally damages property of another without effective consent. The person committed

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b. criminal mischief.

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145. A person invests money in a known house of prostitution. The person committed

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b. aggravated promotion of prostitution.

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146. A twenty-year-old girl has sexual intercourse with her sixteen-year-old boyfriend who consents and says that he wants to marry the girl. The girl has committed

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c. sexual assault.

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147. Punishment for a third-degree felony is

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b. 2 to 10 years in state penitentiary and a $10,000 fine.

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148. A person commits an offense of _____________ if he or she threatens to commitany offense with intent to interrupt public communications, public transportation, public water, gas, or power supply or other public services.

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c. terroristic threat

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149. A person threatens another, saying, "give me all your money or I'll kill you." This is a crime of

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b. robbery.

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150. A person makes a counterfeit $20 bill; under Texas law the person can be charged with

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c. forgery,

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151. A person abducts another and threatens to harm the victim if he or she does not go along peacefully. The actor commits

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a. kidnapping,

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152. A person enters a vehicle and commits theft when the car is inside a garage attached to a home. The person commits

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d. burglary.

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153. Which of the following is not a type of weapon that is defined in the statutegoverning Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon (UCW)?

a. Handgun

b. Shotgun

c. Poniard

d. Spear

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b. Shotgun

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154. A person steals a book from a store. When exiting the store, the thief pushes a sixty-year-old woman to the side. The victim received bodily injury. The actor committed

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d. robbery.

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155. A thief takes a purse from the hand of a sixty-five-year-old woman who was walking down the sidewalk. The victim's hand received minor injury. The actor is charged with

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c. aggravated robbery.

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156. A sixteen-year-old boy consents to engage in sexual intercourse with his twenty-year-old girlfriend who he intends to marry. What offense, if any, can be filed?

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b. Sexual assault

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157. A seventeen-year-old boy engages in consensual sexual intercourse with his thirteen-year-old girlfriend with the parents' consent. What charge, if any, might be filed?

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c. Aggravated sexual assault

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158. A person recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury. He or she commits

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d. deadly conduct.

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159. Someone breaks into an attached garage, then into a car and steals a $1,501 computer from the car. What is the highest offense that may be charged?

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a. Burglary

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160. Which of the following does not constitute an element of aggravated kidnapping?

a. The person kidnapped is three years old

b. The victim is used as a shield

c. The victim is held for ransom

d. The actor releases the victim in a sale place

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a. The person kidnapped is three years old

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161. Which of the following constitutes an element of unlawful restraint?

a. A person drives another to the hospital where a relative is sick.

b. A person is fifteen years old and consents to be taken away by a relative who seeks lawful custody.

c. A person is held down by another against her will.

d. Custody is assumed without using force, intimidation, or deception.

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c. A person is held down by another against her will.

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162. Which of the following is an element of arson?

a. A person burns the boat belonging to another.

b. A person sets fire to a vehicle on his own property outside the city limits and no lien or assurance attaches to the vehicle.

c. A person uses a bomb and causes the explosion of a building in the city limits.

d. A person has a permit to burn in open land.

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c. A person uses a bomb and causes the explosion of a building in the city limits.

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163. a person commits an oflense of ____________ if, without the effective consent of the owner, the person intentionally or knowingly makes markings, including inscriptions, slogans, drawings, or paintings on the tangible property of the owner with aerosol paint, an indelible marker, or an etching or engraving device.

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d. graffiti

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164. A person commits _______________ if he or she is intoxicated while operating an amusement ride and causes the death of another by accident or mistake.

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d. intoxication manslaughter

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165. A person commits ______________ if he or she knowingly transports another person with the intent that the person engages in forced services.

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a. unlawful restraint

c. trafficking

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166. A person commits _______________ if he or she intentionally or knowingly causes the death of a pregnant woman.

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b. capital murder

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167. A pregnant woman obtains an abortion through a recognized legal medical practice. The woman has committed

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e. no offense.

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168. In the course of committing terroristic threat, an actor causes the death of another person. The actor committed

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c. capital murder.

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169. A male educator at a public high school has sexual intercourse with a female student who consents. The man has committed

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b. improper relationship with student.

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170. Which of the following is a prohibited weapon?

a. A rifle with a 16-inch barrel

b. A shotgun with an 18-inch barrel

c. A shotgun that is less than 26 inches long

d. A rifle that is 26 inches long

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c. A shotgun that is less than 26 inches long

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171. A person intentionally kills another; she has committed the offense of

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d. murder

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172. A man is in the course of a robbery; at this time, a customer enters the store and the robber shoots the customer in the head. The actor is charged with

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a. capital murder.

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173. In the course of committing theft, a person causes serious bodily injury to another person. The actor has committed

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c. aggravated robbery

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174. An employee at an amusement park is intoxicated and improperly assembles a mobile amusement ride. A person later uses the amusement ride and dies in an accident. The employee who assembled the ride can be charged with

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c. intoxication manslaughter.

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175. In the course of committing theft, an actor threatens to kill the victim if she does not "hand over the purse." The victim gives the purse to the actor who flees but is later taken into custody by a peace officer. The actor can be charged with

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a. robbery.

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176. A short-barreled illegal weapon is one that is shorter than __ inches.

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c. 26

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177. An officer attempts to serve Tom with a subpoena or citation and Bill interferes with the officer's duty. Bill can be charged with

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b. interference with public duties.