The Code of Criminal Procedure specifically states, "In case of felony, the officer may break
down the door of any house for the purpose of making an arrest, if he be refused admittance
___________." correct answers after giving notice of his authority and purpose.
The BPOC defines "______________" as the act or fact of holding a person in custody,
confinement, or compulsory delay. correct answers detention
If there is no specific limitation listed for a felony offense in the CCP, Chapter 12, the limitation
for obtaining an indictment or information would be _______ years. correct answers three
" _____________" means under arrest by a peace officer or under restraint by a public servant
pursuant to an order of a court of this state or another state of the United States. correct answers
Custody
Amendment # _____ states, "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, should not
be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." correct answers Nine
A/an "________________" is a written order from a magistrate, directed to a peace officer or
some other person specially named, commanding him to take the body of the person accused of
an offense, to be dealt with according to the law. correct answers warrant of arrest
The affidavit made before magistrate or district or county attorney is called a "____________" if
it charges the commission of an offense. (Usually used to charge someone in a misdemeanor
case.) correct answers complaint
In "________________", the U.S. Supreme Court established that an informant's tip must be
accompanied by (1) some of the underlying circumstances on which the informant based
conclusions and (2) some basis for concluding either that the informant was generally credible or
that the information was in this particular instance reliable. correct answers Aguilar v. Texas
The highest Texas Court to hear appeals of civil cases is correct answers Texas Supreme Court
, Which of the following statements is true concerning when an arrest may be made? correct
answers An arrest may be made on any day or at any time of the day or night.
_______________ shall, except in cases of treason, felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged
from arrest during the session of the Legislature, and in going to an returning from the same,
allowing one day for every twenty miles such member may reside from the place at which the
Legislature is convened. correct answers Senators and Representatives
A peace officer has been tried and convicted of "Misuse of Official Information". What would be
the first court that the case may be appealed to? correct answers Courts of Appeals
Railroad peace officers are appointed by the:_______________. correct answers Director of the
Department of Public Safety
The level of proof required to obtain a search warrant is correct answers probable cause
What is the time limit that the CCP sets for serving an arrest warrant provided it does not involve
collecting DNA evidence? correct answers no time limit
Amendment # ______ protects a citizen's private property from being taken for public use
without just compensation. correct answers Five
"An examination of a man's house or other building or premises, or his person, with a view to the
discovery of contraband or illicit or stolen property, or some evidence of guilt to be used in the
prosecution of a criminal action for some crime or offense with which he was charged. A prying
into hidden places for that which is concealed and is not a search to observe that which is open to
view." This is Black's Law Dictionary definition for correct answers search
Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution correct answers provides procedure for election of President
and Vice-president of the U.S.A.