PC832 Laws of arrest Exams (Latest 2024/ 2025
Updates STUDY BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)
Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade
A
THE THREE ORGINS OF LAW FOUND IN TODAY'S LEGAL SYSTEM ARE: -
ANSWERCONSTITUTIONAL LAW
STATUTORY LAW
CASE LAW
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND BILL OF RIGHTS - ANSWERFEDERAL COURTS AND
LOCAL/STATE COURTS ARE BOUND BY THE U.S CONSTITUTION WHICH IS THE
SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND.
STATES MAY ADD TO BUT NOT TAKE AWAY, ANY OF THE CIVIL LIBERTIES
GUARANTEED BY THE U.S CONSTITUTION.
L.E OFFICERS ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS OF THESE COURTS
T/F
MANY OF THE RULES GOVERNING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE SUCH AS DUE PROCESS,
SEARCH AND SEIZURE, SELF-INCRIMINATION, AND EQUAL PROTECTION ARE SET
FORTH IN THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS OF U.S CONSTITUTIONS (BILL OF RIGHTS) -
ANSWERTRUE
STATUTORY LAW - ANSWERCONSISTS OF THE WRITTEN LAWS ENACTED BY A
LEGISLATIVE BODY
ALL CRIMES ARE STATUTORY IN CALIFORNIA.
TO BE ENFORCEABLE, A LAW MUST BE WRITTEN, A CONCEPT BASED ON THE LEGAL
PRINCIPLE THAT "THERE IS NO CRIME IF THERE IS NO STATUE" AND A PUNISHMENT
MUST BE PROVIDED.
WHAT IS ARE AN EX POST FACTO LAW? - ANSWERLAWS WRITTEN AFTER THE FACT
TO PUNSIH AN ACTION THAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE AND WAS NOT ILLEGAL AT
THE TIME OF THE COMMISSION.
(THE LAW MUST HAVE BEEN ENACTED BEFORE THE ALLEGED CRIMINAL ACT TOOK
PLACE)
BOTH THE U.S AND CALIFORNIA STATE CONSTITUTIONS PROHIBIT EX POST FACTO
CASE LAW - ANSWERIS BASED UPON PREVIOUS APPELLATE COURT DECISIONS THAT
ARE BINDING ON THE LOWER COURT DECISIONS.
, THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS PRECEDENT.
THE PRIMARY PURPOSES OF CASE LAW ARE TO: - ANSWERINTERPRET THE
CONSTITUTION
CLARIFY STATUES
CALIFORNIA TRIAL COURTS MUST FOLLOW BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL APPELLATE
COURT DECISIONS
LETTER OF THE LAW - ANSWERTHE LAW IS STRICTLY APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LITERAL MEANING OF THE STATUE, NO ROOM FOR INTERPRETATION
SPIRIT OF THE LAW - ANSWERTHE LAW IS APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE PROMOTION OF FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE, AND
NOT SOLELY IN LITERAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE WORDS OF THE STATUTE
CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL LAW IS REQUIRED TO BE STATUTORY, EACH CODE PROVISION
MUST BE INTERPRETED WITH REGARD TO: - ANSWERITS RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER
STATUTES
THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY
THE MEANING OF THE WORDS
THE SCOPE OF ITS EFFECT
STATUTES MUST BE INTERPRETED BY THE COURTS AND PEACE OFFICERS
ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW, RATHER THAN THE LETTER OF THE LAW.
EX: 647F - DRUNK IN PUBLIC , PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES (SPIRIT OF LAW), MAKING
RELEASE TO FAMILY/FRIEND OR PROVISIONS OF AN ESCORT HOME
CRIMINAL LAW - ANSWERDEALS WITH THE VIOLATIONS OF THE CRIMINAL
STATUTES. SUCH VIOLATIONS ARE CALLED "CRIMES"
CONSEQUENCE FOR VIOLATING CRIMINAL LAW IS PROSECUTION - STATE
PROSECUTES A CRIMINAL WHEN A CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED.
CIVIL LAW - ANSWERNONCRIMINAL VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW OR PRIVATE WRONGS
COMMITTED BY ONE PERSON AGAINST ANOTHER.
WHAT IS A TORT? - ANSWERA CIVIL WRONG, OR IN THE CASE OF FAILURE TO
COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT "A BREACH OF A CONTRACT"
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Updates STUDY BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)
Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade
A
THE THREE ORGINS OF LAW FOUND IN TODAY'S LEGAL SYSTEM ARE: -
ANSWERCONSTITUTIONAL LAW
STATUTORY LAW
CASE LAW
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND BILL OF RIGHTS - ANSWERFEDERAL COURTS AND
LOCAL/STATE COURTS ARE BOUND BY THE U.S CONSTITUTION WHICH IS THE
SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND.
STATES MAY ADD TO BUT NOT TAKE AWAY, ANY OF THE CIVIL LIBERTIES
GUARANTEED BY THE U.S CONSTITUTION.
L.E OFFICERS ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS OF THESE COURTS
T/F
MANY OF THE RULES GOVERNING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE SUCH AS DUE PROCESS,
SEARCH AND SEIZURE, SELF-INCRIMINATION, AND EQUAL PROTECTION ARE SET
FORTH IN THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS OF U.S CONSTITUTIONS (BILL OF RIGHTS) -
ANSWERTRUE
STATUTORY LAW - ANSWERCONSISTS OF THE WRITTEN LAWS ENACTED BY A
LEGISLATIVE BODY
ALL CRIMES ARE STATUTORY IN CALIFORNIA.
TO BE ENFORCEABLE, A LAW MUST BE WRITTEN, A CONCEPT BASED ON THE LEGAL
PRINCIPLE THAT "THERE IS NO CRIME IF THERE IS NO STATUE" AND A PUNISHMENT
MUST BE PROVIDED.
WHAT IS ARE AN EX POST FACTO LAW? - ANSWERLAWS WRITTEN AFTER THE FACT
TO PUNSIH AN ACTION THAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE AND WAS NOT ILLEGAL AT
THE TIME OF THE COMMISSION.
(THE LAW MUST HAVE BEEN ENACTED BEFORE THE ALLEGED CRIMINAL ACT TOOK
PLACE)
BOTH THE U.S AND CALIFORNIA STATE CONSTITUTIONS PROHIBIT EX POST FACTO
CASE LAW - ANSWERIS BASED UPON PREVIOUS APPELLATE COURT DECISIONS THAT
ARE BINDING ON THE LOWER COURT DECISIONS.
, THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS PRECEDENT.
THE PRIMARY PURPOSES OF CASE LAW ARE TO: - ANSWERINTERPRET THE
CONSTITUTION
CLARIFY STATUES
CALIFORNIA TRIAL COURTS MUST FOLLOW BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL APPELLATE
COURT DECISIONS
LETTER OF THE LAW - ANSWERTHE LAW IS STRICTLY APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LITERAL MEANING OF THE STATUE, NO ROOM FOR INTERPRETATION
SPIRIT OF THE LAW - ANSWERTHE LAW IS APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE PROMOTION OF FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE, AND
NOT SOLELY IN LITERAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE WORDS OF THE STATUTE
CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL LAW IS REQUIRED TO BE STATUTORY, EACH CODE PROVISION
MUST BE INTERPRETED WITH REGARD TO: - ANSWERITS RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER
STATUTES
THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY
THE MEANING OF THE WORDS
THE SCOPE OF ITS EFFECT
STATUTES MUST BE INTERPRETED BY THE COURTS AND PEACE OFFICERS
ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW, RATHER THAN THE LETTER OF THE LAW.
EX: 647F - DRUNK IN PUBLIC , PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES (SPIRIT OF LAW), MAKING
RELEASE TO FAMILY/FRIEND OR PROVISIONS OF AN ESCORT HOME
CRIMINAL LAW - ANSWERDEALS WITH THE VIOLATIONS OF THE CRIMINAL
STATUTES. SUCH VIOLATIONS ARE CALLED "CRIMES"
CONSEQUENCE FOR VIOLATING CRIMINAL LAW IS PROSECUTION - STATE
PROSECUTES A CRIMINAL WHEN A CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED.
CIVIL LAW - ANSWERNONCRIMINAL VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW OR PRIVATE WRONGS
COMMITTED BY ONE PERSON AGAINST ANOTHER.
WHAT IS A TORT? - ANSWERA CIVIL WRONG, OR IN THE CASE OF FAILURE TO
COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT "A BREACH OF A CONTRACT"
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