TCOLE PENAL CODE - QUESTIONS WITH INSIGHTFUL
SOLUTIONS EXPLAINED.
Penal Institution - accurate answers-A place designated by law for
confinement of persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of an offense.
No defense - accurate answers-It is ________ to prosecution that the actor was
ignorant of the provisions of any law after the law has taken effect.
Suspect - accurate answers-When used in the penal code, ________ means actor.
Correctional Facility - accurate answers-A place designated by law for the
confinement of a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal
offense.
Life - accurate answers-An individual adjudged guilty of a capital felony in a
case in which the state seeks the death penalty shall be punished by
imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for ________ or by
death.
Benefit - accurate answers-Anything reasonably regarded as economic gain or
advantage.
Recklessly - accurate answers-With respect to circumstances surrounding his
conduct or the result of his conduct, when he is aware of but consciously
disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or
will occur.
Intentionally - accurate answers-With respect to the nature of his conduct or
to a result of his conduct, when it is his conscious objective or desire to engage
in the conduct or cause the result.
Knowingly - accurate answers-With respect to the nature of his conduct or to
circumstances surrounding his conduct, when he is aware of the nature of his
conduct or that the circumstances exist.
, Government - accurate answers-The state; a county, municipality, or political
subdivision of the state; or any branch or agency of the state, a county,
municipality, or political subdivision.
Does Not - accurate answers-Voluntary intoxication ________constitute a
defense to the commission of a crime.
Omission - accurate answers-________ means failure to act.
Act - accurate answers-________ means a bodily movement, whether voluntary
of involuntary, and includes speech.
Threat - accurate answers-Consent is not effective if induced by force, ________,
or fraud.
Possession - accurate answers-________ means actual care, custody, control or
management.
Proof - accurate answers-Proof of a higher culpable mental state than that
charged constitutes ________ of the culpability charged.
Unlawful - accurate answers-________ means criminal or tortious or both and
includes what would be criminal or tortious but for a defense not amounting
to justification or privilege.
Mistake of Fact - accurate answers-It is a defense to prosecution that the actor
through mistake formed a reasonable belief about a matter of fact if his
mistaken belief negated the kind of culpability required for commission of the
offense.
Harm - accurate answers-________ means anything reasonably regarded as loss,
disadvantage, or injury.
Rule - accurate answers-________ includes regulation.
Prosecuting Attorney - accurate answers-This person must negate the
existence of an exception in the accusation charging commission of the offense
and probe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant or defendant's
conduct foes not fall within the exception.
SOLUTIONS EXPLAINED.
Penal Institution - accurate answers-A place designated by law for
confinement of persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of an offense.
No defense - accurate answers-It is ________ to prosecution that the actor was
ignorant of the provisions of any law after the law has taken effect.
Suspect - accurate answers-When used in the penal code, ________ means actor.
Correctional Facility - accurate answers-A place designated by law for the
confinement of a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal
offense.
Life - accurate answers-An individual adjudged guilty of a capital felony in a
case in which the state seeks the death penalty shall be punished by
imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for ________ or by
death.
Benefit - accurate answers-Anything reasonably regarded as economic gain or
advantage.
Recklessly - accurate answers-With respect to circumstances surrounding his
conduct or the result of his conduct, when he is aware of but consciously
disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or
will occur.
Intentionally - accurate answers-With respect to the nature of his conduct or
to a result of his conduct, when it is his conscious objective or desire to engage
in the conduct or cause the result.
Knowingly - accurate answers-With respect to the nature of his conduct or to
circumstances surrounding his conduct, when he is aware of the nature of his
conduct or that the circumstances exist.
, Government - accurate answers-The state; a county, municipality, or political
subdivision of the state; or any branch or agency of the state, a county,
municipality, or political subdivision.
Does Not - accurate answers-Voluntary intoxication ________constitute a
defense to the commission of a crime.
Omission - accurate answers-________ means failure to act.
Act - accurate answers-________ means a bodily movement, whether voluntary
of involuntary, and includes speech.
Threat - accurate answers-Consent is not effective if induced by force, ________,
or fraud.
Possession - accurate answers-________ means actual care, custody, control or
management.
Proof - accurate answers-Proof of a higher culpable mental state than that
charged constitutes ________ of the culpability charged.
Unlawful - accurate answers-________ means criminal or tortious or both and
includes what would be criminal or tortious but for a defense not amounting
to justification or privilege.
Mistake of Fact - accurate answers-It is a defense to prosecution that the actor
through mistake formed a reasonable belief about a matter of fact if his
mistaken belief negated the kind of culpability required for commission of the
offense.
Harm - accurate answers-________ means anything reasonably regarded as loss,
disadvantage, or injury.
Rule - accurate answers-________ includes regulation.
Prosecuting Attorney - accurate answers-This person must negate the
existence of an exception in the accusation charging commission of the offense
and probe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant or defendant's
conduct foes not fall within the exception.
