GPSTC BLETC 2026 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is felony murder? - ✔✔The murder of an individual during the commission of
another crime
✔✔Who charges voluntary manslaughter - ✔✔The Jury
✔✔"Actus Non Tacit Reum Nisi Mens Sit Rea" - ✔✔"The Act does not make a person
guilty unless the mind be also guilty"
✔✔What is Tort - ✔✔a civil wrong for which the law provides a remedy
✔✔Burden of Proof in criminal and civil cases - ✔✔Criminal: Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Civil: Preponderance of Evidence
✔✔Simple Assault - ✔✔Attempts to commit a violent injury to the person
✔✔Simple Battery - ✔✔intentionally Makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking
nature
✔✔Assault of an unborn child - ✔✔Without legal justification, attempting to inflict violent
injury to an unborn child.
✔✔Battery - ✔✔intentionally causes harm and "visible Bodily harm" is present (i.e.
bruises, black eyes, swollen lips)
✔✔Aggravated Assault (4 elements) - ✔✔1. Intent to murder, rape, or rob
2. with a deadly weapon
3. strangulation
4. drive by shooting
, ✔✔Aggravated Battery - ✔✔Maliciously causes bodily harm to another by depriving
them of a member of his or her body, by rendering it useless or seriously disfiguring it
(broken bone)
✔✔Can you steal from your spouse? - ✔✔No
✔✔What can Anhydrous ammonia make? - ✔✔Methamphetamine and explosives
✔✔What is Scamming considered? - ✔✔Theft by Taking
✔✔What is the difference of Aggravated Stalking & Stalking? - ✔✔Aggravated Stalking
has a court bond or order attached to the "Stalker"
✔✔What is the difference between False Imprisonment and Kidnapping? -
✔✔Kidnapping has to involve movement of said victim
✔✔What are elements of a crime? - ✔✔the details that make up the crime (basic facts
that must be proven by prosecution).
✔✔What does Deprive mean? - ✔✔permanently or temporarily withhold property
✔✔What is motor vehicle theft in GA - ✔✔Theft by taking. There is no motor vehicle
theft
✔✔What is Intent? - ✔✔Presence of State of mind
✔✔What is criminal Intent? - ✔✔Criminal intent may be general, specific, or transferred.
It is manifested by the totality of the circumstances connected by the offense (facts of
the case)
✔✔What must exist to distinguish the crime from an accident of mistake of fact? -
✔✔Criminal Intent
✔✔What is Theft by taking? What are the elements as well? - ✔✔unlawfully takes, or
being in lawful possession of and unlawfully appropriates any property of another with
the intention of depriving of property. (regardless of which the property was taken or
appropriated)
elements: Taking or misusing property, INTENT to deprive(withhold property of another
permanently or temporarily)
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is felony murder? - ✔✔The murder of an individual during the commission of
another crime
✔✔Who charges voluntary manslaughter - ✔✔The Jury
✔✔"Actus Non Tacit Reum Nisi Mens Sit Rea" - ✔✔"The Act does not make a person
guilty unless the mind be also guilty"
✔✔What is Tort - ✔✔a civil wrong for which the law provides a remedy
✔✔Burden of Proof in criminal and civil cases - ✔✔Criminal: Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Civil: Preponderance of Evidence
✔✔Simple Assault - ✔✔Attempts to commit a violent injury to the person
✔✔Simple Battery - ✔✔intentionally Makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking
nature
✔✔Assault of an unborn child - ✔✔Without legal justification, attempting to inflict violent
injury to an unborn child.
✔✔Battery - ✔✔intentionally causes harm and "visible Bodily harm" is present (i.e.
bruises, black eyes, swollen lips)
✔✔Aggravated Assault (4 elements) - ✔✔1. Intent to murder, rape, or rob
2. with a deadly weapon
3. strangulation
4. drive by shooting
, ✔✔Aggravated Battery - ✔✔Maliciously causes bodily harm to another by depriving
them of a member of his or her body, by rendering it useless or seriously disfiguring it
(broken bone)
✔✔Can you steal from your spouse? - ✔✔No
✔✔What can Anhydrous ammonia make? - ✔✔Methamphetamine and explosives
✔✔What is Scamming considered? - ✔✔Theft by Taking
✔✔What is the difference of Aggravated Stalking & Stalking? - ✔✔Aggravated Stalking
has a court bond or order attached to the "Stalker"
✔✔What is the difference between False Imprisonment and Kidnapping? -
✔✔Kidnapping has to involve movement of said victim
✔✔What are elements of a crime? - ✔✔the details that make up the crime (basic facts
that must be proven by prosecution).
✔✔What does Deprive mean? - ✔✔permanently or temporarily withhold property
✔✔What is motor vehicle theft in GA - ✔✔Theft by taking. There is no motor vehicle
theft
✔✔What is Intent? - ✔✔Presence of State of mind
✔✔What is criminal Intent? - ✔✔Criminal intent may be general, specific, or transferred.
It is manifested by the totality of the circumstances connected by the offense (facts of
the case)
✔✔What must exist to distinguish the crime from an accident of mistake of fact? -
✔✔Criminal Intent
✔✔What is Theft by taking? What are the elements as well? - ✔✔unlawfully takes, or
being in lawful possession of and unlawfully appropriates any property of another with
the intention of depriving of property. (regardless of which the property was taken or
appropriated)
elements: Taking or misusing property, INTENT to deprive(withhold property of another
permanently or temporarily)
