PC 832 Practice Study Set | Questions and Verified Solutions 2024/2025 Graded A+

PC 832 Practice Study Set | Questions and Verified Solutions 2024/2025 Graded A+ An officer could not force a tenant to pay back rent because the payment of the rent is a civil issue. However, if the landlord were to lock the tenant out of his apartment (without proper court order) that would be a criminal law violation which the officer could enforce - Answer - Civil Law A store owner failed to alert customers to a hazardous situation, such as wet floor, resulting in an injured customer. The store owner's failure to act could lead to a civil action. - Answer - Tort by omission The defendant shot at an unintended victim with intent to kill him, but instead hit and killed a bystander - Answer - Transferred intent A father left his sleeping 18 month old daughter strapped in her car seat inside the closed car even though he knew the temperature that afternoon was expected to exceed 90 degrees. Daughter was unintended for a number ofhours. The daughter died from excessive heat buildup inside the vehicle. - Answer - Criminal negligence A woman told a drug dealer that she wanted to purchase heroin from him. Although she did not realize it, the dealer sold the woman talcum powder - Answer - Attempt to commit a crime A man enters a bank and gives the teller a demand note. The teller pretends to faint and the man runs from the bank. What is this an example of? - Answer - Attempted to commit robbery. If a person attempts to set fire to his former girlfriends house, what will he be charged with? - Answer - PC 455, attempt arson, punishable by imprisonment in state prison What do Penal code sections 664 and 459 represent? - Answer - Attempted burglary