TEXAS PENAL CODE EXAMS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS COMPILED

Classifications of Charges - Misdemeanors: Class A, Class B, Class C Felonies: Capital Felony, 1st Degree, 2nd Degree, 3rd Degree, State Jail Felony Misdemeanor Punishments - Class A: $4,000 fine Up to 1 year Jail Class B: $2,000 fine Up to 180 days Jail Class C: $500 fine No Jail Felon...

Territorial Jurisdiction - Conduct and Result that is an element of the offense occurs inside Texas. Physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition." - Bodily Injury A firearm or anything manifestly designed, mad, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious bo...

Means a bodily movement, whether voluntary or involuntary, and includes speech - act Means a person whose criminal responsibility is an issue in a criminal action - actor Includes authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, district, division and office - agency ...

A person commits which offense if he intentionally or knowingly abducts another person with intent to terrorize him. - aggravated kidnapping Texas has jurisdiction of an offense for a person's conduct of another if: - -conduct outside TX constitutes an attempt to commit an offense inside TX -...

1. Insanity 2. Mistake of fact 3. Mistake of law 4. Intoxication 5. Duress 6. Entrapment 7. Age - General defenses to criminal responsibility (7) Murder - If you intentionally and knowingly cause death while intentionally causing injury dangerous to human life, what crime have you committ...

What class offense consists of at least a $4,000 fine, at least 1 year in jail, or both fine and jail. - Class A misdemeanor What class offense consists of at least a $2,000 fine, at least 180 days in jail, or both fine and jail. - Class B misdemeanor What class offense consists of at least ...

List some of the objectives of the penal code as listed under §1.02 PC. - • insure public safety, • Definition & grading of offenses, • Prescribe penalties, • Guide& limit discretion, • Safeguard conduct, • Define scope of state interest in law enforcement Conduct does not cons...

Objectives of the Code - 1. To insure public safety through deterrents of the penalties provided, the rehabilitation of those convicted, and punishment that may be necessary to prevent the likely recurrence of criminal behavior. 2. By definition and grading offenses that give fair warning of what ...

Texas Penal Code 39.03 Official Oppress - Abuse of Power of authority to obtain a benefit or service. A public servant acting under color of his office or employment commits an offense if he: Intentionally subjects another to mistreatment or to arrest, detention, search, seizure, dispossession...

According to chapter 1, a persons' age is computed in the following manner: a person attains a specified age on: - the day of the anniversary of his birth date Consent is not effective if: - a. Induced by force, threat, or fraud B. Given by a person the actor knows is not Legally authorize...