PC 832 Arrest Pre Exam
In every crime or public offense, there must exist a union, or joint operation of act
and intent, or criminal negligence. T or F - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Civil Matter
The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by
the Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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) - CORRECT ANSWER-D) All of the above
A prisoners right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment is a right
that is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? T or F - CORRECT ANSWER-True
A peace officer was directing traffic during a traffic jam after a sporting event.
Smith annoyed with the driver behind them, disregarded the officer's directions
and did not move his vehicle from the intersection, preventing the drivers behind
him from proceeding, even when he was specifically told to do so by the officer.
Smith has committed: - CORRECT ANSWER-Resisting, delaying or obstructing
an officer
In order to protect their Fifth Amendment Right against self-incrimination, Peace
Officers must provide Miranda Warnings to individuals about to undergo: -
CORRECT ANSWER-All of the above
A man who was critically injured by a gunshot believes that he is dying. As he
waits for the paramedics, witnesses overhear him say that his wife shot him. The
man survives and chooses not to testify under privilege. Witness testimony about
what he said could probably be admissible under what exception to the hearsay
rule?
a) Admissions and confessions
b) Dying declarations
c) Spontaneous statements
d) None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-B) Dying Declarations
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