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1. Technical Studies They are a dangerous criminal.
One can generally say that They murder more than once.
a serial murderer has the Their crime may have a similar modis operandi.
following characteristics:
After a search warrant has d. All items seized need to be listed on the return to
been served: the court.
is the intent to break into a building without consent
with the intent of committing a crime inside (including
theft). Burglary is a specific intent crime, requiring that
the burglar knowingly intend to commit a crime while
Burglary:
inside. A person does not have to forcibly enter a
building to commit burglary; going in through an
unlocked window or door can still fulfill the "breaking"
element of burglary.
include murder, first degree kidnapping, forcible rape
of a child under twelve years old, first degree
robbery, and some drug crimes.
Class A felonies
• The authorized sentence for a Class A felony is a
minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 30
years or life in prison.
, are the most serious of the misdemeanor categories
and includes charges of fraud, bad checks under five
hundred dollars, fraudulent use of a credit card
device with the value under one hundred fifty dollars,
Class A Misdemeanors
and third-degree assault. Punishments under Class A
Misdemeanors include a penalty up to one year in a
county jail that may include a fine up to one thousand
dollars
in Missouri include voluntary manslaughter and first
degree burglary.
Class B felonies
• For a Class B felony, the court can impose a minimum
of 5 years in prison and maximum of 15 years.
have penalty punishments of up to six months or as
low as thirty days in a county jail facility with or
without a fine up to five hundred dollars. Class B
Class B Misdemeanors
Misdemeanors can include a first offense of driving
while intoxicated, a first offense of driving under the
influence, and first-degree trespassing.
can include involuntary manslaughter in the first
degree (can be a Class B or Class C felony), statutory
rape in the second degree, possession of a controlled
Class C felonies
substance, and theft. • The possible sentence for a
Class C Felony is a maximum of 7 years in prison, or
one year in jail, and a fine up to $5,000.
This category in punishable by up to fifteen days in a
county jail with or without a fine up to three hundred
Class C Misdemeanor dollars. Class C Misdemeanors include the first
offense of driving with excessive blood alcohol
content.
, are crimes such as fraud, resisting arrest, and passing
a bad check.
• A Class D felony is punishable by up to 5 years in
Class D felonies
prison, or one year in jail. The court also can impose a
fine up to $5,000 or twice the amount of financial gain
to the offender, up to $20,000.
Missouri law requires that a criminal prosecution
begin within a certain amount of time after a crime is
committed or believed to have been committed. The
Criminal Statute of
criminal statute of limitations limits the length of time
Limitations
the state can wait before filing charges against a
person. The length of time varies for different crimes
and some crimes, such as murder, have no time limit.
In a DWI investigation, c. Prima Facie evidence that the suspect is intoxicated
eight hundredths of one
percent or more by weight
of alcohol in the suspect's
blood is:
Officer Brown has a. Writ of Habeas Corpus
developed sufficient b. Writ of Mandamus
probable cause to arrest c. Subpoena Duces Tecum
suspect Jones for A: d. None of the above
misdemeanor stealing.
Officer Brown is able to
locate suspect Jones one
month after the incident.
At the time of the arrest
Officer Jones must have in
his possession:
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