PC 832 Arrest Pre-Exam Study Set- Questions with Answers

In every crime or public offense, there must exist a union, or joint operation of act and intent, or criminal negligence. T or F True A person who, after a felony has been committed, knowingly harbors, conceals,or aids a principal who has been charged with, committed or been convicted of that felony, with intent of helping the principal escape is called an... a) principal b) accomplice c) accessory Accessory A woman renting an apartment refused to pay rent for two months, stating the landlord had failed to provide heat in her apartment. The landlord called an officer to remove the tenant. Should the officer treat this as a civil or criminal matter? Civil Matter The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights False Search and arrest warrants must show probable cause and must also particularly state items or persons to be searched or seized. Peace Officers must always adhere to the constraints of the warrant. T or F True Mr. Guzman was living in a drug treatment center. In his room he had several suitcases in which he kept his personal property. Police came to the center and asked the Facility Director for consent to search Mr. Guzman's property. It was appropriate for the Facility Director to give consent to the police to search Guzman's suitcases? T or F True Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? Yes Monroe embezzled $300,000 from his engineering firm in Illinois. Six months later he was found in California and the embezzled funds were traced to an account he recently set up in a San Diego bank. Although the crime was in Illinois, Monroe is still considered to have attempted to commit a crime in California as well? Y or N Yes Which of the following persons are generally presumed to be legally incapable of committing a crime? A) Children under 14 B) Mentally disabled individuals C) A person who committed the illegal act under a mistake of fact or facts D) All of the above E) Only a) and b) D) All of the above