A person who recklessly causes the death of an individual may be charged with:
Allan is drunk and driving a motor vehicle. He strikes Tiny Tim, killing Tim, as Tim is tiptoeing through the intersection of Tulip & Vine. Allan may be charged with:
Which of the following would not constitute Capital Murder (assuming a person commits murder as defined in the Penal Code)?
A person commits the offense of Taking a Weapon from a Peace Officer. It is presumed that the actor knew the person was a peace officer if:
A person who by means of threat influences or attempts to influence a public servant in a specific exercise of his official power or a specific performance of his official duty has committed:
Granny threatens to "punch out" the dog catcher because he testified against her in court for violation of the city's barking dog ordinance. Granny may be charged with:
A person commits the offense of Public Intoxication if he appears in public under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicant.
A person who pays a witness to go to Miami on the day the witness was legally summoned to court proceedings in Beaumont may be charged with:
Perjury consists of making a false statement:
Sweet Thing is stopped by Officer Friendly. She gives Friendly her license and a $20 bill stating "Can't we just forget this whole thing?" Friendly refuses. Sweet Thing may be charged with:
Cadet Jones did not study for his Penal Code test. In order to gain more time for study, he calls the Academy office and states "a bomb will go off there in 20 minutes". Cadet Jones may be charged with:
Romeo gives Juliet (an adult) an aphrodisiac - a drug which stimulates sexual desires - without her knowledge. Juliet is so overwhelmed that she has sexual intercourse with Romeo even though she had always refused his advances before. Romeo may be charged with:
If a classroom teacher, while engaged in the performance of his duties, is threatened with imminent bodily injury, what offense has occurred?
An adult who exposes himself, knowing that a 13 year old is present, with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person may be charged with:
Which of the following is not a prohibited weapon?
A person commits the offense of __________ if the person knowingly manufactures a hoax bomb with the intent to use it cause alarm or reaction of any type by an official of a public safety agency or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies.
____________ means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance.
A convicted felon may never possess a firearm.
Vic, a local salesman, refuses to leave a business after being informed to leave by the owner. What offense has Vic committed?
Which of the following is the lowest culpable mental state required if none is prescribed?
A person commonly referred to as a "pimp" finds clients for a female who receives pay for sexual favors. The female pays the "pimp" a percentage for furnishing the customers. What offense has the "pimp" committed?
A person commits the offense of ____________ if, knowing the character and content thereof, he employs, authorizes, or induces a child younger than 18 years of age to engage in a sexual conduct or a sexual performance.
Officer Dudley Doright has stopped Snidely Whiplash for a traffic violation. Whiplash is abusive towards Doright and there is no one around to be offended by the remarks of Whiplash. Doright arrests Whiplash for Disorderly Conduct, knowing he does not have a lawful arrest. What offense has Doright committed?
Mack intentionally strikes Sam in the head and shoulders with a nightstick. The incident took place in the jail where Mack was booking Sam in. Sam did nothing to provoke Mack except speak poorly about Mack's family heritage. What offense has occurred?
All persons are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty, and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proven. The burden of proof required for a conviction is: