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GPSTC CRIMINAL LAW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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GPSTC CRIMINAL LAW EXAM QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
Is there attempted murder in Georgia? - Answer No.
Jurisdiction O.C.G.A. 17-2-1 - ANSWER Our power to exercise the full extent
of the law since it is within our bounds (for law enforcement)
Venue O.C.G.A. 17-2-2 - ANSWER For the courts: Criminal actions shall be
tried in the county where the crime was committed.
Is there a statute of limitations for murder? - Answer No.
How long is the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution? - Answer: four
years.
Which offences can be prosecuted at any time? When DNA evidence is
established to identify perpetrators in armed robbery, kidnapping, rape,
aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, or aggravated sexual battery.
What is the time limit for starting a misdemeanour prosecution? - ANSWER
Two years after committing a crime.
Can a woman be prosecuted with rape in Georgia? - Answer No.
What is the general objective of Title 16 Crimes and Offenses. - ANSWER
Proportionate sanctions, provide fair warning of the nature of the illegal activity
and the sentencing, identify which statutes are crimes.
,Entrapment O.C.G.A. 16-3-25 - ANSWER: The idea originates with a law
enforcement officer, a government officer, or an employee. Undue persuasion,
agitation, or deceptive methods
Misfortune or accident not a crime - ANSWER Not to be judged guilty if the
offence was committed by accident or without criminal carelessness.
Statutory Rape O.C.G.A. 16-6-3 - ANSWER Sexual intercourse with anyone
under the age of sixteen.
Victim 14 but less than 16 years of age, and the individual convicted of
statutory rape is 18 or younger and no more than four years older than the
victim.
Rape, O.C.G.A. 16-6-1 - ANSWER (1) A female forcibly and against her will,
or
(2) A female younger than ten years of age.
25 years to life, followed by lifetime probation.
Murder O.C.G.A. 16-5-1 - ANSWER A person commits the offense of murder
when he unlawfully and with malice aforethought, either expressly or implicitly
causes the death of another human being.
Malice Murder - ANSWER Malice is indicated when there is no significant
provocation and all of the circumstances of the homicide indicate an abandoned
and malicious heart.
, Murder 2nd degree - ANSWER A person commits the offense of murder in the
second degree when, while doing cruelty to children in the second degree, he or
she causes the death of another human being, regardless of malice.
Voluntary Manslaughter O.C.G.A. 16-5-2 - ANSWER Causes the death of
another human being exclusively as a result of an unexpected, violent, and
overwhelming desire.
One or more than twenty years
Involuntary manslaughter (O.C.G.A. 16-5-3) - ANSWER An unlawful act in
which he causes the death of another human being without intent.
One year, no more than ten years.
He unlawfully commits a lawful act when he causes the death of another human
being without intending to do so.
Misdemeanor.
Reckless Conduct O.C.G.A. 16-5-60 - ANSWER Reckless conduct that causes
hurt or endangers the bodily safety of another
No more than ten years
Conduct by HIV-infected individuals; STDs or drugs
not less than five or more than twenty years.
ANSWER: Double jeopardy safeguards persons from being charged twice for
the same criminal crime.
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