Texas Penal Code practice exam
questions with correct answers
A person commits which offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another
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person with intent to terrorize him. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-aggravated
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kidnapping
Texas has jurisdiction of an offense for a person's conduct of another if: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--conduct outside TX constitutes an attempt to commit an
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offense inside TX | |
-conduct outside TX constitutes a conspiracy to commit an offense inside TX and
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an act in furtherance occurs in TX
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-conduct or result that is an element of the offense occurs inside TX
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Which offenses are punishable by the death penalty? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- a
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person while incarcerated in a penal institution, cases the death of an employee
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in the operation of the penal institution
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- a person causes the death of another for remuneration or promise of
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remuneration
Jason abducts the son of the judge presiding over his brothers criminal case.
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Jason calls the judge and lets him hear his son crying and tells the judge "imagine
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what could happne if jerry jones (jason's brother) is convicted in your court".
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Jason then releases the son unharmed at a quick trip. which is the most serious
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offense? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Aggravated kidnapping
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, Which of the following is NOT an object of the code?
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A. to insure public safety through deterrent influence of penalties
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B. to define the scope of state interest in law enforcement against specific
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offenses and to systematize the exercise of state criminal jurisdiction
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C. to protect the community from civil misconduct
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D. to establish a system of prohibitions, penalties, and correctional measures to
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deal with conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens harm to
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those individuals or public interests. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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Computation of age is defines as: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-person attains a
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specified age on the day of the anniversary of his birthdate
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An offense so designated by law or punishable by fine, by confinement in jail, or
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both defines? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Misddemeanor
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What describes a criminal episode? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--person may be
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prosecuted in a single criminal action for all offenses arising out of the same
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criminal episode. |
-offenses committed pursuant to the same transaction or to two or more
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transactions that are connected or constitute a common scheme or plan
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-offenses are the repeated commission of the same or similar offenses
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Coercion is defined as a threat, however communicated: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--to harm the credit or business repute of any person | | | | | | | | |
-to take or withhold actin as a public servant
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questions with correct answers
A person commits which offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another
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person with intent to terrorize him. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-aggravated
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kidnapping
Texas has jurisdiction of an offense for a person's conduct of another if: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--conduct outside TX constitutes an attempt to commit an
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offense inside TX | |
-conduct outside TX constitutes a conspiracy to commit an offense inside TX and
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an act in furtherance occurs in TX
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-conduct or result that is an element of the offense occurs inside TX
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Which offenses are punishable by the death penalty? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- a
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person while incarcerated in a penal institution, cases the death of an employee
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in the operation of the penal institution
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- a person causes the death of another for remuneration or promise of
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remuneration
Jason abducts the son of the judge presiding over his brothers criminal case.
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Jason calls the judge and lets him hear his son crying and tells the judge "imagine
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what could happne if jerry jones (jason's brother) is convicted in your court".
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Jason then releases the son unharmed at a quick trip. which is the most serious
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offense? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Aggravated kidnapping
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, Which of the following is NOT an object of the code?
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A. to insure public safety through deterrent influence of penalties
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B. to define the scope of state interest in law enforcement against specific
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offenses and to systematize the exercise of state criminal jurisdiction
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C. to protect the community from civil misconduct
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D. to establish a system of prohibitions, penalties, and correctional measures to
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deal with conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens harm to
| | | | | | | | | | | |
those individuals or public interests. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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Computation of age is defines as: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-person attains a
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specified age on the day of the anniversary of his birthdate
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An offense so designated by law or punishable by fine, by confinement in jail, or
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both defines? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Misddemeanor
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What describes a criminal episode? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--person may be
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prosecuted in a single criminal action for all offenses arising out of the same
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criminal episode. |
-offenses committed pursuant to the same transaction or to two or more
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transactions that are connected or constitute a common scheme or plan
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-offenses are the repeated commission of the same or similar offenses
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Coercion is defined as a threat, however communicated: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔--to harm the credit or business repute of any person | | | | | | | | |
-to take or withhold actin as a public servant
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