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Threat to commit a crime - Correct Answer Elements:
-Communicate
-Crime
-Reasonable fear
Right of arrest: Complaint only
Sources of Criminal Law - Correct Answer Statutes
Common law
Regulations
Six Kinds of Intent - Correct Answer Specific Intent
Malicious
General Intent
Reckless
Negligent
Strict Liability
Three Rights of Arrest - Correct Answer Arrest Warrant
Warrantless Arrest
Complaint Application
Three ways an officer can arrest on misdemeanor - Correct Answer Statute Past
Statute Present
Breach & Present
Statute of limitations for murder - Correct Answer No limit
Statute of limitations for child sexual offenses - Correct Answer 27 years, or no limit if
independent evidence is found that corroborates victim's story
Statute of limitations for adult sexual offenses - Correct Answer 15 years
Statute of limitations for robbery & incest - Correct Answer 10 years
Most other offenses - Correct Answer 6 years
Statute of limitations if victim was under 16 at time of crime - Correct Answer Period
does not begin until victim reaches age of 16, or violation is reported to LE, whichever
happens first?
Statute of limitations for prostitution - Correct Answer 1 year
,Accomplice - Correct Answer Elements:
-Intentional Participation
-Criminal Mindset
Right of arrest: depends on crime
Penalty:
-Exactly the same as principal
Accessory after the fact - Correct Answer Elements:
-Knowledge of felony
-Assist
-Felon
-Intent to avoid arrest
Right of Arrest: Felony
Attempt to commit a crime - Correct Answer Elements:
-Specific Intent
-Overt Act
-Failure
Right of Arrest:
-felony if attempt is felony punishable by at least 5 years
-complaint if attempt is felony punishable by less than 5 years or any misdemeanor
-warrantless arrest in presence if attempt involves any larceny
Conspiracy - Correct Answer Element:
-agreement between two or more people to do something unlawful
Right of Arrest:
-if conspiring to commit felony: felony
-if conspiring to commit misdemeanor: complaint
Solicitation of a felony - Correct Answer Elements:
-solicit
-intent
Right of arrest:
-never been decided, get a warrant
Extortion - Correct Answer Elements:
-Communication
-Suspect maliciously intended to accuse another of a crime, injure the person or
property of another, or use power invested in suspect against another
,-Intent to get something
Right of arrest: felony
Assault - Correct Answer Elements:
-Attempted Battery, or
-Threatened Battery
Right of Arrest: arrest for breach in presence, complaint if not
Assault by Dangerous Weapon - Correct Answer Elements:
-Assault
-Dangerous weapon
Right of arrest: felony
Assault and Battery - Correct Answer Elements:
Intentional
-Intentionally touched
-Without having the right
-Cause physical harm or person did not consent
Reckless
-Suspect engaged in reckless conduct
-Caused bodily harm to another
Right of arrest:
-arrest for breach in present, complaint if not
-certain factors make it a felony
A&B by Dangerous Weapon - Correct Answer Elements:
-A&B
-Dangerous weapon
Right of arrest: felony
Mayhem - Correct Answer Elements:
Specific Acts
-Suspect maliciously intended to maim or disfigure, and committed cutting out or
maimed the tongue; put or destroyed an eye; cut or tore off an ear; cut, slit or mutilated
the nose or lip; or cut off or disabled a limb or member of the victim
Dangerous substance or weapon
-Suspect maliciously intended to maim or disfigure, and assaulted the victim with
dangerous weapon or substance, and disfigured, crippled, or inflicted serious or
permanent physical injury
, Privy
-suspect was privy to someone else's intent to maim
Right of arrest: felony
A&B on a Public Employee - Correct Answer Elements:
-A&B
-Public Employee
-Duty
Right of Arrest:
-Arrest for breach in presence, complaint if not
-Felony if attempt to disarm police officer
Interfering with a Police Officer - Correct Answer Elements:
-Intimidate, hinder, or interrupt
-Police officer
-Duty
Right of arrest: arrest for breach in presence
Neglect or refusal to assist officer - Correct Answer Elements:
-Person required by police
-Neglected or refused assistance
Right of arrest:
-Arrest for breach in presence, complaint if not
Resisting Arrest - Correct Answer Elements:
-Prevent or attempt
-Police officer
-Arrest
-Force, threat, or risk of injury.
Right of arrest:
-officer is already making an arrest, considered a breach
Right to know grounds for arrest - Correct Answer Elements:
-An officer arrested a person and refused to tell reason for arrest, answered untruthfully,
or neglected to exhibit warrant
Right of arrest: complaint
False arrest - Correct Answer Elements:
-pretended to have legal process or pretended to have different legal process
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