PC 832 Practice Study Set Questions & Answers With Complete Solutions

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 correct 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. correct answer: Tort by omission The defendant shot at an unintended victim with intent to kill him, but instead hit and killed a bystander correct 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 of hours. The daughter died from excessive heat buildup inside the vehicle. correct 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 correct answer: Attempt to commit a