Practice RBC 1 (examples)
1. A man went to the home of his estranged wife
to discuss a problem they were having over their
property settlement. An argument broke out and
the man slapped his wife and then told her he
would come back and "really beat you up" if she
reported the incident to the ...
Practice RBC 1 (examples)
1. A man went to the home of his estranged wife Intimidating Witness-
to discuss a problem they were having over their es or Victims - Felony
property settlement. An argument broke out and
the man slapped his wife and then told her he
would come back and "really beat you up" if she
reported the incident to the local law enforcement.
What crime, if any, was committed?
2. At a trial for embezzlement, Bill testified against Threats of Retaliation
the - Felony
defendant, his former business partner. Two days
later, while the jury was deliberating, Bill received
a letter from the defendant stating "you'll be sorry
for what you did." The letter also stated that the
business they had formerly owned together would
be "torched."
What crime, if any, was committed?
3. An officer arrived at the home of a woman who had Violating a Court Or-
reported a prowler. The officer found a man in the der - Misd
backyard of the home but the man claimed that he
lived there. The woman identified the man as her
former business partner and showed the officer a
valid Temporary Restraining Order which forbade
the man from coming within 100 feet of the woman.
Upon questioning, the man admitted that he had
been properly served with the order one week prior
to the incident.
What crime, if any, should the officer charge him
with?
4. A man was being arrested for stealing a bicycle Resisting a peace of-
that had been locked up in front of a convenience ficer - misd
store. While being handcuffed, he broke free from
the peace officer's grip and ran away. The officer and
eventually subdued the man.
, Practice RBC 1 (examples)
Attempting to escape,
Along with the original crime, the man committed or escaping from the
what crime? custody - Misd
5. During a trial, the judge decided to adjourn the Yes = Violating a
court proceeding for a lunch break. The judge or- Court Order - Misd
dered the officer witness who had been testifying
to return after lunch for examination by the defense
attorney. The officer witness failed to return.
Did the officer commit a crime?
6. A man was distraught by what he felt were false attempting to deter an
charges brought against his son. He contacted the executive officer from
assistant district attorney in charge of the case the performance of
and threatened to harm the attorney's son if the his duties - Felony
charges were not dropped. The attorney was not
influenced by the threat. (Obstructing or resist-
ing an Executive Offi-
What crime, if any, was committed? cer)
7. A college mathematics instructor found a note on Yes = threatening
his windshield stating that he would be sorry if he public officers, em-
didn't give a passing grade to a particular athlete ployees, or school of-
on the school's football team. Although the instruc- ficials. - Felony
tor ignored the first note, he took the second note
seriously when he found it taped to a broken win-
dow of his home. An officer questioned the athlete
mentioned in the notes and the athlete admitted
that he had written the notes himself.
Along with the crime involving the destruction of
property, was another crime committed?
8. Two officers detained a man to question him re- taking an officer's
garding an assault. As one of the officers turned firearm - Felony
to talk to his partner, the man reached for the
officer's firearm and was able to pull it from the
officer's holster before the officer could take ac-
tion. The officer's partner grabbed the man's hand
, Practice RBC 1 (examples)
and gained control before the man could use the
firearm against the officers.
what crime was committed?
9. During a struggle to subdue a suspect, an officer's attempting to remove
firearm fell from the officer's holster. The suspect a firearm from an offi-
kicked the firearm away from the officer and then cer - Felony
attempted to pick it up. Another officer was able to
intercede and prevent the suspect from reaching
the firearm.
What crime did the suspect commit?
10. A peace officer attempted to use pepper spray to True - Felony
subdue a belligerent suspect. In the course of the
officer's actions, the suspect grabbed the can of
pepper spray from the officer's hand. The officer
was able to physically subdue the suspect before
he could use the spray on him. By taking the offi-
cer's chemical weapon, the suspect was guilty of
the crime of removing or taking any weapon other
than a firearm from an officer.
True or False?
11. Two officers arrest three men for assault. One of Escape from the cus-
the officers handcuffed the first man and placed tody of a peace officer
him in the patrol vehicle. While that officer rejoined - Misd
her partner to deal with the remaining prisoners,
the first man kicked out the window of the patrol
car, climbed out, and ran.
What crime did the suspect commit?
12. Two officers went to the apartment of a suspect to False - Great bodi-
arrest her for possession of a controlled substance ly injury makes it a
for sale. When the suspect opened the door, one Felony
of the officers produced a valid arrest warrant and
placed the suspect under arrest. After the officer
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