Question 1
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__________________ circumstances exist when there is not enough time to obtain a warrant and the officer must establish probable cause.
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Emergency
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Reasonable
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Special
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Exclusionary
Question 2
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The right to have an attorney present during questioning was affirmed by ____________.
Answer
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Mapp v. Ohio
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Terry v. Ohio
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Colorado v. Belrane
Question 3
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Persons found in suspicious places and under circumstances, which reasonably show that, such persons are about to commit some offense against the laws may _______________.
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Not be arrested without a warrant
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Be arrested without a warrant
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Only be arrested with a warrant
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Only be detained for a short time
Question 4
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in their presence or within the view if the offense is classified as __________________. (Art 14.01)
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a felony
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a tort
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a civil matter
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any violation of the law
Question 5
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In U.S. v. Carroll, the Supreme Court upheld an officer's right to search a vehicle's trunk when the officer's have _________.
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a search warrant
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reasonable suspicion
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probable cause
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Inventory privilege
Question 6
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Under temporary detention, a person _________ be requested to identify himself.
Question 7
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The act of keeping back, or withholding, by design, a person, is the definition of ______________.
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Incarceration
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Sentencing
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Detention
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Custody
Question 8
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The right of the officer to search the immediate area of control in a search incident to arrest was affirmed in ____________.
Answer
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Terry v. Ohio
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Chimel v. California
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Schmerber v. California
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Brown v. Texas
Question 9
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a search warrant is a written order, issued by a magistrate and directed to a peace officer, commanding him to ______________. (Art 20)
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Provide said contraband for use during any show-cause hearing
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Seize listed property and secure same in an approved storage facility
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Search for any property or thing and seize the same
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Search for listed suspects and arrest same
Question 10
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Holding a person for a limited time that, as yet, is not answerable to a criminal offense is ____________.
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Temporary detention
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Probable cause
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Lawful restraint
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Limited suspicion
Question 11
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, if a _______________ from another state comes into or passes through this state under an order directing him to attend and testify in this or another state, he is not subject to arrest or the service of civil or criminal process, because of any act committed prior to his arrival in this state under the order, (Art 24.28)
Answer
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defendant
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legislator
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witness
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officer
Question 12
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an officer must have _________ to believe the property is stolen to justify seizure of the property. (Art 18.16)
Answer
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Probable cause
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Reasonable ground
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Exigent circumstances
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Rational suspicion
Question 13
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer may arrest, without a warrant, when a felony or breach of the peace has been committed in the presence or within view of a ____________ and such person verbally orders the arrest of the offender. (Art 14.02)
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Private person
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County Commissioner
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City Council member
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Magistrate
Question 14
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_____________ exist when the facts are circumstances known to the officer would warrant a prudent man believing that an offense has been committed.
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Articulable suspicion
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Mere suspicion
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Probable cause
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Reasonable cause
Question 15
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is the actual forcible detention of a person and other coercive measures to detain him within limits? (Art 11.21)
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Temporary detention
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Restraint
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Arrest
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Constructive custody
Question 16
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Which U.S. Constitution amendment is the primary focus of the Miranda v. Arizona case?
Question 17
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a citizen may, without a warrant; arrest an offender when the offense is committed in plain view is a _______________. (Art 14.01)
Question 18
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer may break down the door of any house for the purpose of making an arrest if he has been refused admittance after giving notice of his authority and purpose under the following circumstances. (Art 15.25)
Answer
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Felony
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Misdemeanor
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Traffic Offense
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Exigent circumstances
Question 19
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The poisonous tree doctrine, which displays the notion that evidence obtained after illegal government action will be excluded from evidence, was affirmed in _____________.
Answer
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U.S. v. Robinson
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California v. U.S.
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Wong Sun v. U.S.
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Michigan v. Long
Question 20
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When you can frisk if there is _________ that the suspect may be in possession of a weapon.
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Reasonable fear
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Mere justification
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Reasonable evidence
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Mere suspicion
Question 21
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When search is conducted after a lawful arrest, within immediate control and contemporaneous with the arrest, the search is justified under ____________ to lawful arrest.
Answer
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Warrant
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Search
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Incidental
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Execution
Question 22
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What is generally considered to be that area of open space surrounding a dwelling, which is so immediately adjacent to the dwelling that it is part of the house.
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Open field
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Curtilage
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Encumbrance
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Continuance
Question 23
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The primary components of the American Criminal Justice System are ______________.
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Probation, parole and correctional
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Police, courts, correctional
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Local , state, and federal police
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Police, prosecution, and courts
Question 24
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___________________ is law that defines the personal property rights of individuals.
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Civil law
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Criminal law
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Tort
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Mediation
Question 25
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a __________ is an order issued by a judge directed to anyone having a person in their custody, commanding them to produce such person and show why they are in custody. (CCP 11.01)
Answer
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Writ of sequestration
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Writ of attachment
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Writ of habeas corpus
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Remainder of custody
Question 26
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT a Magistrate?
Question 27
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following are NOT Texas peace officers?
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Investigator's of the District Attorney's Office
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Law Enforcement agents of the Alcohol Beverage Commission
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Arson investigators of a city, country, of the state
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Special agents of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Question 28
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer who investigates a family violence allegation or who responds to a disturbance call that may involve family violence shall advise the possible adult victim of all reasonable means to prevent further family violence, including ____________.
Answer
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Making an arrest without a warrant
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Calling in assistance from domestic violence experts
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Giving written notice of a victims legal rights
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Giving written notice of an offenders' legal rights
Question 29
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the court of Criminal Appeals does NOT ________________.
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Issue writs of habeas corpus
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Hear case involving the death penalty
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Review decisions of civil cases
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Review decisions of criminal cases
Question 30
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure ________ courts SHALL have original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to the justice court, and when the fine to be imposed EXCEED five hundred dollars.
Answer
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County
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District
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Municipal
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Juvenile
Question 31
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT a use of force option for dispersing a riot?
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Command the group to disperse
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Arrest the persons involve with a warrant
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Arrest the person involves without a warrant
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Use any degree of force
Question 32
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an affidavit made before a magistrate charging the commission of an offense is called a __________.
Answer
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Warrant
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Complaint
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Information
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Capias
Question 33
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the security given by the accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court the accusation brought against him is known as __________.
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Commitment
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Promissory
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Bail
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Bond
Question 34
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement of a Grand Jury accusing a person of an offense is a _________________.
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Complaint
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Indictment
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Information
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Affidavit
Question 35
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a person is arrested when the person has been ___________. (Art 15.22)
Answer
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Lawfully detained
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Taken into custody
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Unlawfully detained
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Stopped and identified
Question 36
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which court has original jurisdiction over all felony cases? (Art 4.05)
Question 37
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement that is filled and presented on behalf of the State of Texas by a district attorney that charges a person with an offense that may be prosecuted according to law is called a _____________.
Answer
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Indictment
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Information
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Complaint
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Attachment
Question 38
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer from another state may pursue a fleeing person into Texas and arrest them there, if the person is suspected of committing ____________. (Art 14.03 (d) 51.13 (2))
Question 39
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the time allowed for the execution of a search warrant shall be ________ whole days, exclusive of the day of issuance and the day of its execution. (Art 18.07)
Question 40
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is a writ issued by a court directing any peace officer in the state, commanding him to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring him before that court immediately called? (Art 23.01)
Answer
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Attachment
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Commitment
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Capias
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Arrest Warrant
Question 41
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, appeals from the Justice Courts are heard by the _________ Court.
Answer
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County
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District
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Appeals
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Criminal Appeals
Question 42
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is the term for a Written Order from a magistrate, directed to a peace officer, commanding him to take the body of the person accused of an offense, to be dealt with according to law? (Art 15.01)
Answer
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Capias
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Commitment
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Arrest Warrant
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Attachment
Question 43
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, whenever a peace officer meets with resistance in discharging any duty imposed on him by law, he _______ command a sufficient number of citizens of his county to overcome the resistance. (Art 2.14)
Question 44
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According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what law enforcement initiated action based on an individual's ethnicity or national origin rather than the individual's behavior? (Art 3.05)
Answer
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Selective enforcement
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Racial profiling
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Culture bias
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Ethnocentrism
Question 45
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According to Commission Rules, if a licensee's name is changed for any reason, such as marriage divorce, or other court action, it must be reported to the Commission within _______ days.
Question 46
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According to Commission Rules, if a current license holder is arrested for any offense above a Class c misdemeanor, the license holder shall report the facts of the arrest to the Commission in writing within _____________. (211.27)
Answer
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30 days
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60 days
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90 days
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180 days
Question 47
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According to Commission Rules, the license of any licensee who does not meet the legislative required education by the expiration date will __________________.
Answer
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Terminate
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Lapse
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Expire
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Defer
Question 48
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A person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, including the person's spouse. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _______________. (PC 22.01)
Answer
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Assault
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Aggravated assault
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Deadly assault
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Sexual assault
Question 49
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A person intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of ______________. (PC 19.02)
Answer
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Involuntary manslaughter
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Capital murder
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Murder
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Voluntary manslaughter
Question 50
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A person recklessly causes the death of an individual. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of _________________. (PC 19.04)
Answer
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Capital murder
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Murder
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Negligent homicide
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Manslaughter
Question 51
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A person operates an amusement ride while intoxicated, and by reason of that intoxication causes the death of another by accident of mistake. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of ___________. (PC 49.08)
Answer
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Intoxicated manslaughter
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Negligent homicide
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Murder
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Capital Murder
Question 52
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According to the Penal Code which of the following is a "short barrel" firearm? (PC 46.01) (10)
Answer
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A rifle with a 16 inch barrel
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A shotgun with an 18 inch barrel
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A shotgun with an overall length of less than 26 inches
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A rifle with an overall length of more than 26 inches
Question 53
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According to the Penal Code, which of the following is NOT covered in Section 46.02, unlawfully carrying weapons. (PC 46.02) (a)
Answer
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Handgun
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Shotgun
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Club
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Illegal Knife
Question 54
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A person, not the operator, knowingly possesses an open container (of alcohol) in a passenger area of motor vehicle that is located on a public highway. According to the Penal Code, The person has committed the offense of ________________. (PC 49.031)
Question 55
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According to the Penal Code, A license, certificate, permit, seal, title, letter of patent, or similar document issued by a government, by another state, or by the United States is a ___________________. (PC 37.01) (20) (C)
Answer
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Court Record
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Government Record
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Official Document
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Contract
Question 56
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A person is in possession of a burning tobacco product in an elevator. According to the Penal Code, what offense has been committed? (PC 48.01)
Answer
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No Offense
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Smoking Tobacco
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Disorderly Conduct
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Criminal Mischief
Question 57
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A person retains a child younger than 18, knowing this violates the express terms of judgment. According to the Penal Code, what offense has been committed? (PC 25.03)
Question 58
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According to the Penal Code, conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute _____________. (PC 8.06)
Answer
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Mistake of Fact
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Mistake of Law
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Duress
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Entrapment
Question 59
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According to the Penal Code, a person is justified in using deadly force against another when and to the degree he reasonably believe the deadly force is immediately necessary to________________ (PC 9.32) (B)
Answer
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Protect him against the lawful use of deadly force
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Protect him against the other's verbal provocation
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Prevent the other's imminent commission of robbery
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Prevent the other's imminent commission of kidnapping
Question 60
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Which of the following is an advantage of having the professional model for law enforcement?
Answer
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Increased cost of training and development
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Opportunity for educational benefits
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More Effective problem solving techniques
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Limited entry-level opportunities for people from lower social economic segments
Question 61
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The expression of the use of facts without distortion by personal feeling or prejudice is the condition of ___________.
Answer
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Professionalism
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Ethic Integrity
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Objectivity
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Courage
Question 62
Question
Investigations relating to deprivation of civil rights under color of law are usually conducted by the _______________.
Answer
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Federal Civil Rights Commission
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United State Attorney General
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Attorney General of Texas
Question 63
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According to the Penal Code, A public servant acting under color of office or employment commits the offense of Official Oppression if the public servant__________________. (PC 39.03)
Answer
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Intentionally subjects another to sexual harassment
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Aids another in acquiring personal property
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Coerces another with the intent to obtain a benefit
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Intentionally includes a report of facts known to the persons to be false
Question 64
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According to the Transportation Code, a operator intending to turn a vehicle right or left shall signal continuously for not less than the last ________ feet of movement of the vehicle before the turn. ( TC 545.104)
Question 65
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According to the Transportation Code, a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primary to transport property, is the definition of ________________. (TC 541.201)
Answer
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Truck
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Trailer
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Vehicle
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Tractor Trailer
Question 66
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According to the Transportation Code, a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement to draw an implement of husbandry is the definition of a ______________. (TC 541.201)
Answer
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Farm Trailer
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Farm Tractor-Trailer
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Farm Tractor
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Farm Vehicle
Question 67
Question
According to the Transportation Code, A vehicle that is not designed or used primarily to transport persons or property and that is only incidentally operated on a highway, is classified as a/an __________________
Answer
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Special Vehicle
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Special Mobile
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Exempt Vehicle
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Exempt Mobile
Question 68
Question
According to the Transportation Code, an individual, association, corporation, or other legal entity that controls, operates, or directs the operation of one or more vehicles that transport person or cargo over a road or highway in this state is a/an __________________. (TC 643.001)
Answer
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Local Authority
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Motor Carrier
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Exempt Vehicle
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Exempt Mobile
Question 69
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According to the Transportation Code, before a violation for expire registration exists there is a ________________ grace period after expiration. (TC 502.407)
Answer
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5 Days
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5 Working Days
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10 Days
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10 Working Days
Question 70
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According to the Transportation Code, a divided, controlled-access highway for through traffic is the definition of a _______________. (TC 541.302)
Answer
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Freeway
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Highway
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Road
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Street
Question 71
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According to the Transportation Code, an improved shoulder as a _____________. (TC 541.301) (6)
Question 72
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According to the Transportation Code, the period beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one half-hour after sunset is ______________. (TC 541.401) (1)
Question 73
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A person disposed of litter on the public highway. According to the Transportation Code, what offense has been committed? (HSC 365.012)
Answer
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Illegal Dumping
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Littering
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Improper Disposal
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Illegal Disposal
Question 74
Question
According to the Transportation Code, and "unmarked crosswalk" only exists __________. (TC 552.005)
Question 75
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According to the Transportation Code, a temporary prohibition against driving a commercial motor vehicle is what type of order? (TC 552.003) (23)
Answer
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Prohibited-operations
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Restrained -service
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Restrictive-operations
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Out-of-service
Question 76
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According to the Transportation Code, an operator emerging from an alley shall stop the vehicle ________. (TC 545.256)
Answer
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At the stop line
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Before moving on the sidewalk
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Before entering the crosswalk
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At the curb of the street
Question 77
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According to the Transportation Code, an operator may not, except momentarily to pick-up or discharge a passenger, stand or park on occupied or unoccupied vehicle within how many feet of a fire hydrant? (TC 545.302) (B) (2)
Question 78
Question
Which court case affirmed a person's right to free speech?
Answer
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Duran v. City of Douglas
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Tennessee v. Garner
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Ruiz v. Estelle
Question 79
Question
The 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives citizens the protection from _________________.
Answer
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Unreasonable searches
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Quartering of troops
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Excessive bail
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Self-incrimination
Question 80
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The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ________________.
Answer
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Provides the right to bail
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Establishes the "due process of law doctrine"
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Gives the right to trial, open to the public
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Establishes the police powers of the states
Question 81
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According to the ____________ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, powers not specifically reserved to the federal government are reserved to the state government.
Question 82
Question
Cruel and unusual punishment are prohibited by which amendment?
Question 83
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The condition of the human organism that consist of its health and disease status and risk potential _________________.
Answer
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Ergonomics
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Wellness
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Fitness
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Physiology
Question 84
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According to the Occupations Code, a person licensed as a peace officer must complete 40 hours of legislatively required continuing training once every _______________. (Sec 217.11)
Answer
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12 months
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24 months
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36 months
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48 months
Question 85
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According to the Penal Code, what is NOT part of the element of an offense? (PC 1.07)
Answer
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Admission of guilt
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Forbidden Conduct
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Required Culpability
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Any Required Result
Question 86
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According to the Penal Code, in the case of an "exception to an offense", burden of proof lies with the _______________. (PC 2.02)
Answer
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Defense Attorney
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Grand Jury
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Prosecuting Attorney
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Plaintiff
Question 87
Question
According to the Penal Code, a person acts ____________, with respect to the nature of their conduct, when it is the conscious objective of desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result.
Answer
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Knowingly
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Intentionally
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With criminal negligence
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Recklessly
Question 88
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According to the Penal Code, a person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense in the offense is __________________. (PC 7.01)
Question 89
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According to the Penal Code, what is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the actor was compelled by threat of serious bodily injury to engage in the prescribed conduct? (PC 8.05)
Answer
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Duress
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Insanity
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Mistake of fact
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Entrapment
Question 90
Question
According to the Penal Code, a mistake of fact is ______________. (PC 8.02)
Question 91
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According to the Penal Code, in order to prove a case of public intoxication, a person must __________________. (PC 49.02)
Answer
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Appear in a public place while intoxicated
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Appear in a public place while intoxicated to a degree the person may endanger himself/herself or another
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Appear in a public place while smelling strongly of alcohol
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Appear in a public place while intoxicated and disorderly
Question 92
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A person is in the process of robbing a store when a customer enters and is shot and killed by the person. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? (PC 19.03) (a) (2)
Question 93
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A person abducts a child and demands a ransom to the child's release. The person gets scared and releases the child unharmed. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? (PC 20.04) (a) (1)
Question 94
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According to the Penal Code, what offense is committed when a person threatens to harm another, by an unlawful act, on account of their service as a witness or public servant? (PC 36.06)
Question 95
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A person causes an explosion with the intent to destroy or damage, and is reckless about whether the explosion will endanger the life of some individual. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of ________________. (PC 28.02) (2) (F)
Question 96
Question
A person who, in the course of committing theft, intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, has committed what offense? (PC 29.02)
Answer
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Assault
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Robbery
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Aggravated robbery
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Manslaughter
Question 97
Question
A person knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another in the course of committing theft. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed?
Answer
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Burglary
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Robbery
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Aggravated theft
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Aggravated robbery
Question 98
Question
A person breaks into an attached garage, breaks into a vehicle parked in the garage, and steals a $1,500 computer from the back seat. According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed? (PC 30.02) (a) (2)
Answer
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Burglary
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Burglary of a vehicle
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Theft over $1000
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Criminal Trespass
Question 99
Question
According to the Penal Code, a person commits the offense of theft if they ____________ appropriate property with the intent to deprive the owner of the property. (PC 31.03) (a)
Answer
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Willingly
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Intentionally
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Unlawfully
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Knowingly
Question 100
Question
A person removes a $450 price tag from a retail item, replaces it with $200 price tag and pays the lower price. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of ____________________. (PC 32.47)
Answer
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Fraudulent destruction, removal or concealment of writing
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Misapplication of fiduciary property
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False statement to obtain property of credit
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Securing execution of document by deception