MID TERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE

Which amendment addresses freedom of speech?

Which amendment says "No warrant shall issue but upon probable cause"?

Which amendment says, "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime (meaning felony), but on presentment or indictment of a  Grand Jury"?

According to the _______ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, powers not specifically reserved to the Federal Government are reserved to the States.

Cruel and unusual punishment are prohibited by which Amendment?

The 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives citizens protection from:

The 6th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:

The _______ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to reasonable force.

Which Case Law extended the Exclusionary Rule to evidence not only directly obtained as a result of unconstitutional police behavior, but also evidence indirectly obtained?

Which Case Law established the "plain feel" doctrine?

Which court case affirmed a person’s right to free speech?

You can frisk if there is ________________ that the suspect may be in possession of a weapon.

The right to have an attorney present during questioning was affirmed by:

In U.S. vs Carroll, the Supreme Court upheld an officer’s right to search a vehicle’s trunk when the officers have

The right of the officer to search the immediate area of control in a search incident to arrest was affirmed in:

According to the Penal Code, ____________ is failing to return to custody following a temporary leave for a specific purpose.

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 

According to the Penal Code, ____________ is failing to return to custody following a temporary leave for a specific purpose.

According to the Penal Code, a mistake of fact is

According to the Penal Code, a person acts _____________, with respect to the nature of their conduct, when it is the conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result.

According to the Penal Code, a person is justified in using deadly force against another when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary to

What type injury must be proven to constitute the offense of Intoxication Assault?

According to the Penal Code, section 2.02, which of the following individuals "must negate" the existence of an exception in the accusation charging the commission of an offense, and prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant's conduct does not fall within the exception?

Insanity is:

According to the Penal Code, a person is justified in using deadly force against another:

According to the Penal Code, a person who intentionally operates or participates in the earnings of a gambling place has committed the offense of 

According to the Penal Code, a person who knowingly solicits another to engage in sexual conduct with another person for compensation commits the offense of:

According to the Penal Code, a person who uses force against another may be ________ liable, if the force is justified.

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:

What is the culpable mental state required for a person to commit the offense of Manslaughter?

According to the Penal Code, all persons are presumed to be innocent, and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proven

According to the Penal Code, an amount of force used that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in any manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury is:

According to the Penal Code, conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute:

According to the Penal Code, deadly force is NOT justified to:

A person abducts a child and demands a ransom for 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?

A person breaks into an attached garage, breaks into a vehicle parked in the garage and steals a $1500 computer from the back seat.  According to the Penal Code, what is the most serious offense committed?

According to the Penal Code, even though an actor is justified in using deadly force against another, if in doing so he recklessly kills an innocent third party, the justification is ____________ in a prosecution for the reckless killing of the innocent third party.

According to the Penal Code, the use of force, but not deadly force, against a child younger than ______ years of age is justified if the actor is the child’s parent.

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 proscribed conduct?

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?

According to the Texas Penal Code, a person commits the offense of theft if they _________ appropriate property with intent to deprive the owner of the property.

A person causes an explosion with 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:

A person engaged in sexual contact with a child younger that 17 years of age, who is not their spouse, and is more than 3 years older than the child.  According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of:

A person enters the County Commissioner’s Court meeting and begins to shout obscenities.  According to the Penal Code, that person has committed the offense of:

A person intentionally or knowingly abducts another person with the intent to use them as a shield or hostage.  According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of 

A person intentionally or knowingly abducts another person.  According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of 

A person intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual.  According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of

A person intentionally or knowingly restrains another person.  According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of

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

A person is in possession of a burning tobacco product in an elevator. According to the Penal Code, what offense has been committed?

According to the Penal Code, in order to prove a case of public intoxication, a person must:

According to the Penal Code, the threat of force is justified only when:

According to the Penal Code, the use of force against another when and to the degree they reasonably believe the force is immediately necessary to protect themselves against the other’s use or attempted use of unlawful force, is justified as

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?

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?

A person knowingly prevents a writ from being served in a civil case. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of 

A person operated an Amusement ride while intoxicated, and by  reason of  that intoxication causes the death of another by accident or mistake. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of

A person recklessly causes the death of an individual.  According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of

A person removes a $450 price tag from a retail item, replaces it with a $200 price tag and pays the lower price. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of 

A person retains a child younger than 18, knowing that this violates the express terms of a judgement.  According to the Penal Code, what offense has been committed?

A person steals a credit card with the intent to use it.  According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of

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?

A person, not the operator, knowingly possesses an open container (of alcohol) in a passenger area of a motor vehicle that is located on a public highway. According to the Penal Code, the person has committed the offense of

Characteristics of the police subculture are

The Commission requires a minimum of _______ rounds for basic handgun qualification?

A police supervisor has a/an ___________ duty to intervene to stop officers who are engaging in excessive force in their presence.

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 

According to Commission Rules, the license of any licensee who does not meet the legislatively required continuing education by the expiration date will

According to Commission rules, if a licensee’s  name is changed for any reason, such as marriage, divorce, or other court action, the change  must be reported to the commission within _______ days.

According to the Occupations Code, a person licensed as a peace officer must complete 40 hours of Legislatively required continuing education training once every

Having adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of facts is

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is the term for a written order from a magistrate, directed to a peace officer, commanding them to take the person accused of an offense, to be dealt with according to law?

According to The Code of Criminal Procedure the limitation for presenting an information or indictment for any Class A or B misdemeanor is:

According to The Code of Criminal Procedure felony indictments on offenses not specifically addressed in Chapter 12 of The Code of Criminal Procedure may not be presented after:

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.

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a citizen may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in their presence or view for a:

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a magistrate may extend the detention period on a person who is arrested in the prevention of family violence by a period not to exceed ________ hours.

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer _______ arrest, without a warrant, the person the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated a protective order, if the offense is committed in the presence of the peace officer

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:

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.

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 which of the following circumstances?

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer may request a magistrate’s order of emergency protection at a defendant’s appearance before a magistrate after an arrest for

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 within their presence or view if the offense is classified as

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 any possible adult victim of all reasonable means to prevent further family violence, including:

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a person is arrested when the person has been:

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:

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement of a grand jury accusing a person of an offense is a/an:

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, a written statement that is filed 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/an:

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an affidavit made before a magistrate charging the commission of an offense is called a/an:

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, an officer must have _____ to believe the property is stolen to justify seizure of the property.

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, appeals from the Justice Court are heard by the __________ Court.

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.

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Court of Criminal Appeals does not:

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the ___________ 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 shall exceed 500 dollars.

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:

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.

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what information should the arresting officer collect from a victim of family violence, at the time of the arrest, to allow for an attempt to give personal notice to that victim of the imminent release of the accused offender?

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is a law enforcement-initiated action based on an individual’s ethnicity or national origin rather than the individual’s behavior called?

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is a writ issued by a court clerk directing any peace officer in that state, commanding him to arrest a person accused of an offense and bring him before that court immediately called?

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, what is the actual forcible detention of a person and other coercive measures to detain him within certain limits?

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which court has original jurisdiction over all felony cases?

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, which of the following is NOT a use of force option for dispersing a riot?

According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, occurring in the presence of an officer, requires an arrest, even without a warrant

According to the Family Code, __________ means an act by an individual that is against another individual with who that person has had a dating relationship and that is intended to result in physical harm.

According to the Family Code, __________ means the adult with whom the child resides.

According to the Family Code, _____________ is an act by a member of a family or household against another member of the family or household that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault.

According to the Family Code, a child is defined as a person who is at least ______ years of age and under 17 years of age.

According to the Family Code, a child who is accused, adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not, under State Law, be a crime if committed by an adult is a/an:

According to the Family Code, a protective order is effective for the period stated in the order, not to exceed

According to the Family Code, conduct that violates section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol by a minor, (third or subsequent offense), is what type of conduct?

According to the Family Code, the duty of a parent to support his or her child exists while the child is a/an:

According to the Health and Safety Code, __________ means a principal compound commonly used or produced primarily for use in the manufacture of a controlled substance.

According to the Health and Safety Code, a substance that has an addicting or addiction sustaining liability similar to morphine or is capable of conversion into a drug having an addiction forming or addiction sustaining liability is classified as a/an:

According to the Health and Safety Code, before a peace officer may take a person believed to be mentally ill into custody without a warrant, the officer’s belief must be based on all of the following except:

According to the Health and Safety Code, inhalant paraphernalia seized as a result of an offense is subject to:

According to the Family Code, a child may be detained in a juvenile processing office only for: