Practice RBC 1 & 2 (examples)
A 25-year-old male had consensual sexual intercourse with his family's 16-year-old
babysitter.
What crime, if any, occurred? - correct answer-unlawful sexual intercourse.- Felony (>3yrs)
A 35-year-old woman began to rub the penis of her daughter's 15-year-old boyfriend through
his pants.
Because he is older than 14, no crime has occurred. true/false - correct answer-false - lewd
or lascivious acts with a child. (felony)
Suspect is 10 or more years older
A boy lived with his father who had legal custody, but the boy still wanted to see his mother,
the man's ex-wife. The boy's father decided to allow the boy to visit with his mother and took
him to the mother's apartment. When he came to pick the boy up, the mother refused to let
the boy go home with his father.
What Crime, if any, did the Mother commit? - correct answer-child abduction without
custodial right - Felony
because she prevented the child from returning to his father, the custodial parent.
A college mathematics instructor found a note on his windshield stating that he would be
sorry if he didn't give a passing grade to a particular athlete on the school's football team.
Although the instructor ignored the first note, he took the second note seriously when he
found it taped to a broken window 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? -
correct answer-Yes = threatening public officers, employees, or school officials. - Felony
A college student who attended classes in the nearby university lived in the basement area
of his parents' residence. His parents offered the area to him without rent to help offset the
cost of tuition. His mother, who cleaned the area for her son and otherwise passed freely
through the area to get to the laundry facilities, consented to a peace officer's request to
enter the son's living space to search for stolen computer equipment.
can the mother give consent to search? - correct answer-yes - Since the mother had open
access to the son's living area, and since the son did not pay rent, the mother had authority
to consent to the search.
,A commercial property was found unlocked and unattended. The officer entered the property
to locate the name and phone number of the owner and to see if there were any signs of
someone inside. While inside, the officer discovered contraband in plain view.
What exigency, if any, do the officers have? - correct answer-prevent damage or further
damage to the property
A crowd of gang members attacked a member of a rival gang. The victim was knocked to the
ground and kicked repeatedly in the head with heavy boots. The victim died from severe
head trauma.
Only the gang member that killed the rival gang member is guilty of murder. True or False -
correct answer-False - Each of the participants in the assault is a principal to murder. It
makes no difference which gang member struck the killing blow since each of them is liable
for the natural and foreseeable consequences of the brutal attack.
A family arrived at a campground in their motor home. The property manager offered the lot
for free if the family would agree to pay for the utilities. The father agreed, even though he
knew they would not have enough money to do so. After five weeks, the family drove off late
one night without telling the manager and not paying the $360 bill.
Would he be arrested for felony or misdemeanor crime? - correct answer-Defrauding
Innkeeper - Misdemeanor (not >$950)
A father left dangerous drugs in an area accessible to a child. Two officers arrested him for
the crime of child harm, injury, or endangerment.
Did they act appropriately? - correct answer-Yes - misd
A group of teenagers gathered at the corner of a busy downtown intersection with a lot of
pedestrian traffic. They refused to move out of the way so that other people could walk past
them. The pedestrians were forced to step into the street to walk around the group.
what crime, if any, occurred? - correct answer-The group has committed the crime of
obstructing a public way because they prevented people from using the sidewalk. (misd)
A high school principal received a phone call from an unidentified person stating that a bomb
had been placed in a student locker in the school building. Law enforcement officials were
notified, and the building was evacuated. After the building was thoroughly searched, the
report was deemed to be false. Later it was determined that a student, on a dare from some
of his friends, had made the phone call and falsely reported the bomb.
What crime occurred? - correct answer-falsely reporting a destructive device - Misd
A hitchhiker was picked up by a passing driver. As he entered the car, the hitchhiker asked
the driver to drop him off at a specific location. The driver agreed initially, but later drove past
the specified location in spite of the hitchhiker's protests. The driver took the hitchhiker to
, another location against the hitchhiker's will, refused to stop, and refused to let him out of the
car when he asked to leave.
Has a crime been committed? - correct answer-kidnapping (felony)
because the hitchhiker's consent was withdrawn when he wanted to get out, but the driver
refused.
A homeless man found a vacant apartment with a broken out window. He climbed through
the window and lived there for three months until the owner found him.
What form of trespassing did he commit? - correct answer-entering and occupying real
property - misd
he occupied the real property without the consent of the owner
A house's regular occupant had been in a convalescent home for more than one year. She
fully intended to return and the house was being regularly maintained in the meantime.
is the house considered inhabited? - correct answer-Yes
Inhabited means currently used for dwelling purposes, but not necessarily actually occupied,
at the moment of the crime
A husband came home unexpectedly in the middle of the day. He walked into his bedroom
and found his wife in bed with his best friend. The husband got his gun out of the bedroom
closet and killed the man.
What crime has the husband committed? - correct answer-voluntary manslaughter (heat of
passion) Felony
A live-in housekeeper gives consent for peace officers to enter and search for illegal
weapons in the residence where she works.
Can the housekeeper later challenge the legality of the search? - correct answer-yes - The
homeowner has given the housekeeper authority over the residence; therefore, the
housekeeper has standing to challenge the legality of the consent search later in court.
A male defendant contests the search of his tool box that he had locked and placed in a
friend's garage.
does he have standing? - correct answer-yes - By locking the tool box, the owner
demonstrated an expected level of privacy over its contents. Only the owner of the tool box,
not the friend who owned the garage, would have standing to challenge the legality of the
search of the tool box.
A male high school student who pushed a female high school student up against a locker,
reached into her blouse and fondled her breasts, committed the crime of felony sexual
battery. true/false - correct answer-true
