Missouri POST Test – 2023 /108
Questions and Answered/ 100%
correct.
No time limitations on filing for these offenses - -murder, 1st degree rape, forcible rape,
attempted rape in the 1st degree, sodomy 1st, attempted forcible sodomy, any class A
felony
-5 years of the commission of the offense - -arson first degree, arson second degree,
knowingly burning or exploding - how long to commence prosecution?
-6 months of its commission - -any infraction must be filed within...?
-Chapters 556-580 - -Chapters of the MO revised criminal code
-Class A Felony - -10-30 years or life in MDOC
-Class B Felony - -5-15 years in MDOC
-Class C Felony - -3-10 years in MDOC plus $1-10,000 fine
-Class D Felony - -1 day - 1 year in county jail, or up to 7 years in MDOC, and/or a fine
of $1-10,000
-Class E Felony - -1 day - 1 year in county jail, or up to 4 years in MDOC, and/or a fine
of $1-10,000
-Class A Misdemeanor - -1 day to 1 year in county jail and/or a fine of $1 to $2000
-Class B Misdemeanor - -1 day to 6 months in county jail, fine from $1-1,000
-Class C Misdemeanor - -1-15 days in county jail, and/or fine of $1-750
-Class D Misdemeanor - -fine of up to $500
-prior offendor - -one who has been found guilty of one prior felony
-persistent offender - -one who has been found guilty or two or more felonies
committed at different times
-dangerous offender - -1. being sentenced for a felony during which she knowingly
murdered or threatened the life of another AND
2. has previously been convicted of a Class A or B felony or of a dangerous felony
, -Suspended Execution of Sentence (SES) - -record of a defendant's conviction but no
jail time will be served if probation is satisfactorily completed
-Suspended Imposition of Sentence (SIS) - -If probation is completed successfully, no
record of conviction will persist
-Voluntary Act - -Requirement in MO - A defendant is not guilty of a crime if she was
forced to commit it
-True - -True or False - Deadly force is not justified simply to protect personal
property?
-Fresh Pursuit - -A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement Officer to arrest a
fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
-When must fresh pursuit stop? - -When the pursuing officer loses contact with suspect
and is no longer in their jurisdiction
-Elements of attempt - -1. she has a purpose to commit an offense AND
2. she does an act which is a substantial step toward the commission of the offense
-substantial step - -a significant movement toward completion of an intended result
-Conspiracy elements - -1. intent to promote or facilitate the offense
2. agree with one or more people that they or one of them will engage in offensive
conduct
3. at least one member of the group commits an overt act in furtherance of the
agreement
-overt act - -act done in furtherance of and designed to carry uot the purposes of a
conspiracy
-False - -T/F An overt act need be a substantial step as required for a conviction of an
attempt to commit an offense
-Four types of abuse - -physical, emotional, financial, sexual
-First Degree Murder in Missouri - -Class A felony - knowingly causes the death of
another after deliberation upon the matter
-False - it is not required - -T/F - The State is required to seek death even if aggravating
circumstances are present in 1st degree murder cases
-deliberation - -cool reflection for any length of time no matter how brief
-No, they are not - -Are mentally retarded people eligible to receive the death penalty?
Questions and Answered/ 100%
correct.
No time limitations on filing for these offenses - -murder, 1st degree rape, forcible rape,
attempted rape in the 1st degree, sodomy 1st, attempted forcible sodomy, any class A
felony
-5 years of the commission of the offense - -arson first degree, arson second degree,
knowingly burning or exploding - how long to commence prosecution?
-6 months of its commission - -any infraction must be filed within...?
-Chapters 556-580 - -Chapters of the MO revised criminal code
-Class A Felony - -10-30 years or life in MDOC
-Class B Felony - -5-15 years in MDOC
-Class C Felony - -3-10 years in MDOC plus $1-10,000 fine
-Class D Felony - -1 day - 1 year in county jail, or up to 7 years in MDOC, and/or a fine
of $1-10,000
-Class E Felony - -1 day - 1 year in county jail, or up to 4 years in MDOC, and/or a fine
of $1-10,000
-Class A Misdemeanor - -1 day to 1 year in county jail and/or a fine of $1 to $2000
-Class B Misdemeanor - -1 day to 6 months in county jail, fine from $1-1,000
-Class C Misdemeanor - -1-15 days in county jail, and/or fine of $1-750
-Class D Misdemeanor - -fine of up to $500
-prior offendor - -one who has been found guilty of one prior felony
-persistent offender - -one who has been found guilty or two or more felonies
committed at different times
-dangerous offender - -1. being sentenced for a felony during which she knowingly
murdered or threatened the life of another AND
2. has previously been convicted of a Class A or B felony or of a dangerous felony
, -Suspended Execution of Sentence (SES) - -record of a defendant's conviction but no
jail time will be served if probation is satisfactorily completed
-Suspended Imposition of Sentence (SIS) - -If probation is completed successfully, no
record of conviction will persist
-Voluntary Act - -Requirement in MO - A defendant is not guilty of a crime if she was
forced to commit it
-True - -True or False - Deadly force is not justified simply to protect personal
property?
-Fresh Pursuit - -A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement Officer to arrest a
fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
-When must fresh pursuit stop? - -When the pursuing officer loses contact with suspect
and is no longer in their jurisdiction
-Elements of attempt - -1. she has a purpose to commit an offense AND
2. she does an act which is a substantial step toward the commission of the offense
-substantial step - -a significant movement toward completion of an intended result
-Conspiracy elements - -1. intent to promote or facilitate the offense
2. agree with one or more people that they or one of them will engage in offensive
conduct
3. at least one member of the group commits an overt act in furtherance of the
agreement
-overt act - -act done in furtherance of and designed to carry uot the purposes of a
conspiracy
-False - -T/F An overt act need be a substantial step as required for a conviction of an
attempt to commit an offense
-Four types of abuse - -physical, emotional, financial, sexual
-First Degree Murder in Missouri - -Class A felony - knowingly causes the death of
another after deliberation upon the matter
-False - it is not required - -T/F - The State is required to seek death even if aggravating
circumstances are present in 1st degree murder cases
-deliberation - -cool reflection for any length of time no matter how brief
-No, they are not - -Are mentally retarded people eligible to receive the death penalty?
