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Which of these is not an objective of the Texas Penal Code?
a. To insure public safety
b. To safeguard non-criminal conduct
c. To prevent arbitrary & oppressive treatment of suspects
d. They are all objectives |
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| d. They are all objectives |
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Conduct doesn't constitute an offense inless it is defined as an offense by _______.
a. Municipal ordinance
b. Statute
c. Order of a county commissioners's court
d. Any of these |
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Texas has jurisdiction over an offense if the __________ occurs in Texas.
a. conduct
b. results
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A or B |
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“______ means physical pain, illness or any impairment of physical condition.”
a. serious bodily injury
b. bodily injury
c. personal injury
d. injury |
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"A Firearm or anything manifestly designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious bodily injury..." Defines?
a. Serious bodily injury
b. Bodily injury
c. Deadly weapon
d. Weapon |
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"Consent is not effective if..."
a. Induced by threat, force or fraud
b. Given by an intoxicated person
c. Given by a person with a mental disease or defect
d. Any of these |
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Element of offence means...
a. The forbidden conduct
b. The required culpability
c. Any required result
d. All of these |
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The additional requirement left out of #7, is:
a. The negation of any guilt in the offence
b. The negation of any exception to the offence
c. The negation of any prima facie evidence to the offence
d. All of the above |
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| b. The negation of any exception to the offence |
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"An offence so designated by law or punishable by death or confinement in the penitentiary."
a. Misdemeanor
b. Crime
c. Felony
d. Penal infraction |
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"An individual, corporation or association"
a. Individual
b. Person
c. Actor
d. None of these |
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“The actual care, custody, control or management”
a. Possession
b. Direction
c. Effective consen
d.None of these |
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“Bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death, serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of a bodily member or organ.”
a. Bodily injury
b. Harm
c. Serious bodily injury
d. Catostrophic Harm |
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“An offense so designated by law or punishable by fine, by confinement in jail or both.”
a. Felony
b. Misdemeanor
c. Crime
d. Criminal offense |
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“Omission means _______.”
a. Failure to act
b. Failure to include
c. To leave out a case element
d. None of these |
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A threat to harm a persons' credit or business repute.
a. Identity theft
b. Harassment
c. Fraud
d. Coercion |
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A threat to take or withhold action as a public servant.
a. Official oppression
b. Official misconduct
c. Harassment
d. Coersion |
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A person commits an act, only if he engages in it _______.”
a. by duress
b. by coercion
c. voluntarily
d. involuntarily |
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If the definition of an offense does not prescribe a culpable mental state, but one is required by law, the lowest level of culpability needed to convicted is ________.
a. intentional
b. reckless
c. criminal negligence
d. knowing |
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Highest level of culpability is ______.
a. intentional
b. knowing
c. reckless
d. criminal negligence |
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“When one ought to be aware of substantial risk that the result will occur”, defines …
a. reckless
b. criminal negligence
c. knowing
d. intentional |
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When one is aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk, that the result will occur, defines …
a. reckless
b. criminal negligence
c. knowing
d. intentional |
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When “one is aware that his conduct is reasonably certain to cause the results”, defines …
a. reckless
b. criminal negligence
c. intentional
d. knowing |
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When “it’s one’s conscious objective to engage in the conduct or cause the result”, defines…
a. reckless
b. criminal negligence
c. intentional
d. knowing |
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A person is ____ if the result would not have occurred, but for his conduct.
a. Responsible
b. Irresponsible
c. Criminally negligent
d. Criminally responsible |
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| d. Criminally responsible |
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Which of these IS a defense to prosecution?
a. Voluntary intoxication
b. Mistake of law
c. Mistake of fact
d. None of these |
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Which of these is NOT a defense to prosecution?
a. Duress
b. Intoxication
c. Entrapment
d. Mistake of fact |
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What is the youngest a person can be certified to stand trial as an adult by the Juvenile Court?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 14
d. Under age 17 |
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No person may receive the death penalty, younger than _____ years of age.
a. 21
b. 18
c. 17
d. 15 |
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An offense designated a misdemeanor without specification as to punishment category, is a class …
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D |
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A class ___ misdemeanor does not impose any legal disability or disadvantage.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. All misdemeanor impose legal disability. |
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The highest category Felony is …
a. State Jail Felony
b. 1st Degree Felony
c. 2nd Degree Felony
d. Capital Felony |
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The Class ___ misdemeanor is the highest class.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. State jail misdemeanor |
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A class ___ misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of $4,000.00 and up to 1 year in jail.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. State jail |
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A class ___ misdemeanor is punishable by a fine up to $2,000.00 and up to 180 days in jail.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. None of these |
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A class ___ misdemeanor has a maximum fine of $500.00
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D |
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Which felony results in 2 years to 20 years imprisonment with a possible $10,000 fine?
a. Capital
b. 1st degree
c. 2nd degree
d. 3rd degree |
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Which felony results in 2 years to 10 years imprisonment with a possible $10,000 fine?
a. 1st degree
b. 3rd degree
c. Capital
d. State jail |
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The ___ felony can result in 5 to 99 years or life in prison.
a. capital
b. 3rd degree
c. 2nd degree
d. 1st degree |
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Which felony has a minimum jail time of six months?
a. 3rd degree
b. State jail
c. 2nd degree
d. 1st degree |
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Capital felony offense where the state does not seek the death penalty upon conviction, the punishment is _____
a. 15 years to life
b. 5 years to 99 years or life
c. Shall be life
d. May be life or death |
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A State Jail Felony can be punished as a 3rd degree felony if...
a. He has a prior felony conviction for aggravated sexual assault
b. He used a deadly weapon during his crime
c. Anyone associated with the crime used a deadly weapon
d. Any of the above |
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If a person is convicted of a State Jail Felony, he shall be punished as a 3rd degree felony if;
a. He has a prior felony conviction
b. He has 2 prior felony convictions
c. He has 2 prior state jail felony convictions
d. None of these |
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| c. He has 2 state jail felony convictions |
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A person convicted of a state jail felony that has 2 prior felony convictions (one subsequent to the first), shall be punished as a ____ felony.
a. 3rd degree
b. 2nd degree
c. 1st degree
d. State Jail |
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A person convicted of a 3rd degree felony that has a prior felony conviction, can receive a maximum of ____ years in prison.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 99
d. Life |
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A person convicted of a 2nd degree felony that has a prior felony conviction, can receive a maximum or ____ years in prison.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 99 to life
d. Death |
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A person convicted of a 1st degree felony with a prior felony conviction, can be imprisoned for a minimum of ____ years.
a. 5
b. 99
c. Life
d. 15 |
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A person convicted of a class A misdemeanor, with a prior class A misdemeanor or felony conviction, must serve a minimum or ____.
a. 1 year in jail
b. Up to 1 year in jail
c. 90 days
d. 180 days |
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A person convicted of a class B misdemeanor, with a prior class B misdemeanor or felony conviction, must serve a minimum of ____.
a. 180 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days |
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"A person commits ____, if with specific intent to commit an offense he does an act amounting to more than mere preparation, that intends but fails to effect the commission of the intended offense."
a. Criminal conspiracy
b. Criminal attempt
c. Criminal solicitation
d. None of these |
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"A person commits ____, if with intent that a felony be committed he aggress with one or more persons that they engage in conduct that would constitute the offense and one of them performs an overt act in pursuance of the agreement."
a. Criminal conspiracy
b. Criminal attempt
c. Criminal solicitation
d. None of these |
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"A person commits ____, if with intent to commit a capital felony he requests another to engage in that capital felony or to assist in its commission."
a. Criminal conspiracy
b. Criminal attempt
c. Criminal solicitation
d. None of these |
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For the offense of "Criminal Solicitation of a minor," the person "solicited" to commit the required offense must be under the age ____.
a. 21
b. 18
c. 17
d. 15 |
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"A person commits _____, if with intent to commit a capital felony he requests another to engage in that capital felony or to assist in its commission."
a. Criminal conspiracy
b. Criminal attempt
c. Criminal solicitation
d. None of these |
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For the offense of "Criminal Solicitation of a minor," the person "solicited" to commit the required offense must be under age ____.
a. 21
b. 18
c. 17
d. 15 |
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"X" and "Y" agree to steal construction material from a job site. "X" drives the truck to the site and he and "Y" start to pick up material but see headlights approaching and dogs barking, they drop the material before it can be loaded in the truck. They barely get out of the area before the newspaper delivery truck arrives. (Value of the material was $100.00)
a. Attempted theft
b. Criminal conspiracy
c. Burglary
d. Robbery |
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"X" an employee of the texas Bank, has a plan to get $50,000.00 this Saturday without violence, and no one gets hurt. He confides in "Y" and "Z", both having robbery experience and being close friends, "Y" makes corrections on "X"s plan and shows how to "get away with it". Saturday morning "X" get cold feet and tells "Y" and "Z" to "do the job themselves," he's changed his mind. "X" promised not to "Snitch off" his friends and not to talk to the police and left. "X" gets picked up by police three days later, after they had interrogated "Y" and "Z". "X" is guilty of?
a. Criminal attempt
b. Criminal Conspiracy
c. Burglary of the bank
d. Extortion |
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"A" wants to collect on his wife's insurance policy. He contracts an old army buddy, and agree to split the two million with him, if he would just kill his wife and make it look like an accident to get double indemnity coverage. "A" meets the next day and brings a map of the route that his wife takes to and from work, and pictures of her car. "buddy" and "A" shake hands on the deal and "A" says "do it tonight." "buddy" an undercover cop, has it all on an audio - video tape... "A" is guilty of?
a. Criminal attempt
b. Criminal conspiracy
c. Criminal solicitation
d. No offence (nothing happened) |
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X commits a felony theft and in his attempt to flee apprehension, he runs over and kills Y. X is guilty of…
a. felony theft
b. aggravated robbery
c. murder 1st degree
d. murder 2nd degree
e. manslaughter |
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"X" causes the death of "Y": while under the immediate influence of sudden passion caused by adequate cause under circumstances at the time of the offense. "X" is guilty of?
a. Murder 1st degree
b. Manslaughter
c. Involuntary manslaughter
d. Murder 2nd degree
e. Negligent homicide |
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"X" while committing the offence of burglary, intentionally killed the homeowner. "X" is guilty of?
a. Murder 1st degree
b. Murder 2nd degree
c. Capital murder
d. Manslaughter
e. None of these |
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"X" intentionally killed "Y" (a child under 6 years of age), to get even with his estranged wife. "X" is guilty of?
a. Murder 1st degree
b. Murder 2nd degree
c. Capital murder
d. Manslaughter
e. Endangering a child |
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"X" intentionally commits arson to a structure, and in the commission of the offence a firefighter arrives and is killed by "X", to prevent the firefighter from killing the fire. "X" is guilty of?
a. Aggravated arson
b. Arson
c. Murder 1st degree
d. Manslaughter
e. Capital murder |
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"Z" a peace officer, arrives at the scene of a family disturbance and is fired at by the irate husband by a shotgun. "Z" is authorised to return fire but is reckless with his gunfire and kills an innocent third party. "Z" can be charged with?
a. Murder 1st degree
b. Manslaughter
c. Murder 2nd degree
d. Criminally negligent homicide |
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"X" caused the death of "Y" due to his criminal negligence. "X" is guilty of?
a. Manslaughter
b. Murder 1st degree
c. Murder 2nd degree
d. Capital Murder
e. None of the above |
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Murder becomes capital murder, if it occurs during the commission or attempted commission of which of the following offences?
a. Kidnapping
b. Robbery
c. Aggravated sexual assault
d. Obstruction or retaliation
e. All of the above |
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Criminally negligent homicide is a felony of the ____ degree.
a. 1st
b. 3rd
c. 2nd
d. State jail felony
e. None of the above |
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Manslaughter is what degree felony offence?
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. State jail felony
e. Class A misdemeanor on 1st attempt / State jail felony for subsequent offense. |
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"X" comes home early and finds his wife in bed with his best friend. "X" becomes violent, and in the immediate influence of sudden passion from this cause, he shoots both of them and then in his grief calls the police and confesses. "X" is guilty of?
a. Criminally negligent homicide
b. Manslaughter
c. Murder, 1st degree felony
d. Murder, 2nd degree felony |
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| d. Murder, 2nd degree felony |
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"Y" recklessly drives a motorcycle into a swimming pool and kills a young boy by accident. "X" is guilty of?
a. Criminal negligent homicide
b. Manslaughter
c. Murder
d. No offence |
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“To restrain a person with intent to prevent his liberation by use of deadly force” is _____.
a. Abduct
b. Restraint
c. False arrest
d. Terroristic threat |
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“To restrict a person’s movement without their consent, so as to interfere substantially with his liberty, by moving him form one place to another or by confining him”, defines…
a. Abduct
b. Restrain
c. Arrest
d. False imprisonment |
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“To intentionally restrain another person, is…
a. No offense
b. Kidnapping
c. Aggravated kidnapping
d. Unlawful restraint |
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“To intentionally abduct another person, is…
a. Kidnapping
b. Aggravated kidnapping
c. Unlawful restraint
d. False arrest |
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“To intentionally abduct another person with intent to terrorize the person and then let them go”, is…
a. No offense
b. Terroristic threat
c. Kidnapping
d. Aggravated kidnapping |
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X abducts Z and holds for ransom. This is…
a. Kidnapping
b. Aggravated kidnapping
c. Abduction
d. Unlawful restraint |
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"X takes Z hostage during an armed robbery, to use as a shield and a hostage," X is guilty of:
a. Aggravated kidnapping
b. Kidnapping
c. Aggravated robbery
d. A & C |
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"x abducts Z at gunpoint, but never asked for a ransom or harmed Z in any way," this is:
a. Aggravated kidnapping
b. Kidnapping
c. Unlawful restraint
d. Aggravated abduction by firearm |
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Aggravated kidnapping is a ____ degree felony.
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. None of these |
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Kidnapping is a ____ degree felony
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. State Jail |
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X voluntarily released Z (his aggravated kidnapping victim) in a safe place. X can reduce his offence to a ____ felony of this act
a. 3rd degree
b. State jail
c. 2nd degree
d. 1st degree |
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X kidnapping a person and demands a ransom, then voluntarily releases the person safely prior to receiving the ransom. X is guilty of ____.
a. Kidnapping
b. Aggravated kidnapping
c. Unlawful restraint
d. No offense |
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"X" intentionally and knowingly abducts "Y" and holds him for ransom. x is guilty of:
a. False imprisonment
b. Kidnapping
c. Aggravated kidnapping
d. Aggravated imprisonment |
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"X" intentionally and knowingly abducts "Y" at gunpoint. X is guilty of...
a. False imprisonment
b. Aggravated kidnapping
c. Kidnapping
d. Terroristic threat |
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"X" intentionally and knowingly restrains "Y" against her will by force. X is guilty of...
a. False imprisonment
b. Aggravated kidnapping
c. Kidnapping
d. None of the above |
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"X" in the furtherance of the commission of an armed robbery of a store, abducts the store manage at gunpoint and used him as a "shield" to make a good escape. X is guilty of:
a. Aggravated kidnapping
b. Kidnapping
c. False imprisonment |
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"X" intentionally and knowingly abducts "Y" by threatening him with DEADLY FORCE. X is guilty of:
a. Aggravated kidnapping
b. Kidnapping
c.
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Two men are seen kissing eachother on the lips, in a public restroom.
a. Homosexual conduct
b. Public lewdness
c. Disorderly conduct
d. No offense |
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Deviant sexual intercourse is:
a. Any contact between any part of the genitals of one person and the mouth of another.
b. Any contact between the genitals of one person and the anus of another person.
c. Penetration of the genitals or anus of another with an object.
d. Any of the above |
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a man touches the breast of another woman employee at a bar, for his own sexual gratification, however the woman is not offended.
a. Disorderly conduct
b. Public lewdness
c. Indecent exposure
d. Indecency with a child |
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Sam masturbates in front of a ten-year-old child.
a. Public lewdness
b. Homosexual conduct
c. Indecent exposure
d. Indecency with a child |
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| d. Indecency with a child |
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Biff is urinating in public and is reckless about his genitals offending or alarming other people.
a. Indecent exposure
b. Public lewdness
c. Homosexual conduct
d. None of these |
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A man and woman engage in sexual intercourse on a blanket in the city park under the cover of darkness.
a. No offense
b. Public lewdness
c. Indecent exposure
d. Indecency with a child |
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You are on patrol and observe a 20-year-old farm boy having sexual intercourse with a female sheep on the shoulder of FM 1960.
a. Incest
b. Aggravated sexual intercourse
c. Indecent exposure
d. Public lewdness |
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The penalty for Public Lewdness is a ____.
a. 3rd Degree felony
b. State jail felony
c. Class A misdemeanor
d. No offense |
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The penalty for indecency with a child is a ____.
a. 2nd Degree felony
b. 3rd Degree felony
c. State jail felony
d. Class A misdemeanor |
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