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PRACTICE RBC TEST LATEST 2024- 2025 TEST 1, 2 & 3
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QUESTION: Two men argued over the final results of the football game. The first man didn't think his friend knew what he was talking about and spit at him; the spittle landed on his friend's shirt. What crime, if any, occurred? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The first man has committed the crime of battery because he made contact even though he caused no harm. - Misd. QUESTION: A woman walked into the local bar and saw her boyfriend with another woman. She went to the table and hit him on the head. He fell off his barstool, struck his head on the floor and was knocked unconscious. What crime, if any, occurred? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔battery causing/inflicting serious bodily injury. - Felony
2 QUESTION: Two men were arguing during a baseball game. One man picked up a baseball bat and swung at the other man. The second man ducked to avoid being hit on the head. The first man only committed assault because he did not actually hit the second man. True/False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False - assault with a deadly weapon because he attempted to cause harm by using the bat as a weapon. (BGI only needs to be likely) QUESTION: During a bar fight, a man stabbed another man in the arm with a knife. The first man has committed the crime of assault with a deadly weapon. True / false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True QUESTION: A young man walking in a gang area is confronted by four other young men. The four shoved him to the ground and kicked him until he was unconscious. The officer arrested the four men for assault with a deadly weapon. Did the officer act appropriately? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Yes - The four committed assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury. (the last crime element)
4 agreed initially, but later drove past the specified location in spite of the hitchhiker's protests. The driver took the hitchhiker to another location against the hitchhiker's will, refused to stop, and refused to let him out of the car when he asked to leave. Has a crime been committed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔kidnapping (felony) because the hitchhiker's consent was withdrawn when he wanted to get out, but the driver refused. QUESTION: A man wanted to date a coworker. One day in the company parking lot, he saw her next to her car which had a flat tire. The man offered to give her a ride to the gas station. When she refused, he grabbed her, shoved her into the car, locked the doors, and drove until they entered another state. The man committed false imprisonment. true/false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False- kidnapping (felony) QUESTION: During a break in courtroom proceedings, two attorneys entered an empty elevator. Without warning, the defense attorney pushed the emergency button and began to harass the prosecuting attorney about a suspected ethics
5 violation. When the prosecutor demanded to get off the elevator, the defense attorney refused to reactivate it. has a crime occurred? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔yes = False imprisonment - maybe felony if violence, menace, fraud, or deceit was used QUESTION: A man lured his ex-girlfriend into his car and then locked the doors to keep her from leaving. He would not unlock the doors until she promised to meet him for a date that weekend. the man committed False imprisonment, Felony - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔true - deceit QUESTION: A boy lived with his father who had legal custody, but the boy still wanted to see his mother, the man's ex-wife. The boy's father decided to allow the boy to visit with his mother and took him to the mother's apartment. When he came to pick the boy up, the mother refused to let the boy go home with his father.
7 clutched the handbag tightly in her arms. The man grabbed the handbag, but the woman wouldn't let go. The man pulled the handbag away from her and knocked her off balance. She fell and hit the ground, and the man ran off with the handbag. The man used _______, making this robbery. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Force QUESTION: A night watchman was sitting at his desk, when a group of masked men entered the room and tied him to his chair. They then went down the hall and stole several pieces of computer equipment that were under his protection. Did the men commit robbery or Burglary? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Robbery - felony Even though the property was not taken directly from the watchman's person, it was taken in the watchman's immediate presence. QUESTION: A woman was sitting in her car at a red light. The driver's side door was opened and a man pulled her from the car and drove off.
8 What crime was committed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Carjacking - felony QUESTION: A woman put the groceries in the back of the car. As she attempted to get into the driver's seat, a man pushed her aside, jumped into the driver's seat, and drove off. He committed auto theft because she was not in the car yet. True/False - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False - Carjacking because it was in her immediate presence QUESTION: A woman discovered that her husband was having an affair with her best friend. She purchased a handgun and returned after a two-week waiting period to pick up the gun. She then drove to her friend's house and waited for her to come home from work. When the friend got out of her car, the woman shot her several times and killed her. The woman has committed the crime of murder (f). Is it likely it will be charged as first degree murder? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔yes - Premeditated and lying in wait
10 because he didn't take into account the safety of others (i.e., gross negligence) QUESTION: Leaving the house a few minutes late, a woman began driving to work. She was driving approximately 75 mph in a school zone when suddenly the car in front stopped for a school bus. The woman could not stop and plowed into the car. The car was forced into the stopped bus. The driver of the car hit by the woman was taken to a hospital where he died later that night. what crime did she commit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔gross vehicular manslaughter
- felony QUESTION: An eighteen-year-old male was driving 30 miles per hour in a 25 zone. His speed prevented him from stopping when a young child ran into the street without looking. The child was killed. Did he commit a crime? misdemeanor or felony? why? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔committed vehicular manslaughter, misdemeanor
11 he had ordinary negligence, because his speeding did not constitute a felony and was not excessive enough to show willful and wanton disregard for safety QUESTION: While a woman was waiting for the bus, her wallet containing $45 was stolen from her pocket without her knowledge. A man nearby saw the crime and stopped the thief. Is this an example of grand theft, petty theft, or robbery? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔misdemeanor grand theft because the property was taken from someone's person and it's value did not exceed $950. QUESTION: A man picked up his girlfriend in a car he had stolen. He bragged to her how easy it was to steal the car. They took turns driving the car around until it ran out of gas and then they abandoned it. only the man can be charged with vehicle theft. true/false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔false
13 do so. After five weeks, the family drove off late one night without telling the manager and not paying the $360 bill. Would he be arrested for felony or misdemeanor crime? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Defrauding Innkeeper - Misdemeanor (not >$950) QUESTION: A house's regular occupant had been in a convalescent home for more than one year. She fully intended to return and the house was being regularly maintained in the meantime. is the house considered inhabited? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Yes Inhabited means currently used for dwelling purposes, but not necessarily actually occupied, at the moment of the crime QUESTION: A woman knew that her boss owned several expensive coins and kept them at his home. While he was away on business, she decided to go to his apartment to steal his coin collection. She entered the apartment with the key he kept in his desk at the office. She went to the drawer where the coins were stored; however, they weren't there. She quickly left the apartment.
14 What crime, if any, did the woman commit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔burglary (felony) as she entered his house with the intent to commit a theft QUESTION: A man entered an apartment by the window with the intent to rape the woman who lived there. As he was sneaking to the woman's bedroom, her doorbell rang. The woman answered her door and left with the person who was at the door. The suspect decided to leave and was caught by the security guard while climbing out the window. the man is guilty only of trespassing. True/false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔false - burglary (felony) he intended to commit a felony (rape) when he entered her apartment, even though the rape was not completed. QUESTION: At 3:30 a.m., a woman was seen at the rear door of a closed building in an area where a number of recent burglaries had taken place. The officers stopped their vehicle and asked her if she needed any help. She acted nervous and shifted her weight from foot to foot. In doing so, a set of lock picks fell from her pocket. When she could not credibly answer why she had the picks, the
16 What crime is he guilty of? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Possessing or Receiving Personal Property with Altered Serial Numbers or Identification Marks (misdemeanor) The owner knowingly bought and attempted to sell a television with altered serial numbers QUESTION: A woman was selling computers from the back of a truck. A potential customer looked at the computers and realized that the serial numbers were missing from the monitors and computer units. He called the police who arrested the woman for knowingly selling property with altered serial numbers. Did the officers act appropriately? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔yes QUESTION: A man stole $2000 in jewelry. He gave an engagement ring and a diamond necklace to his girlfriend and admitted that he had stolen them. When he was arrested, she hid the jewelry and claimed she never received them. The police obtained a search warrant and found the jewelry hidden in her apartment. What crime has she committed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔receiving stolen property
17 because she concealed property known to be stolen. QUESTION: A tourist was approached outside a department store by a man who offered to sell him a gold designer watch, normally priced at $3500, for $250. The tourist suspected that the watch may have been stolen because of the unusually low price, but he proceeded and bought the watch with cash. What crime, if any, did the tourist commit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔receiving stolen property (felony) because of the circumstances in which he bought the watch (inadequate price, not reputable seller). QUESTION: An office worker changed the amount due on a bill from $150 to $1500. When the bill was paid, she kept the extra money. The office worker committed felony theft. true/false - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔false
19 was coming from the car. The man told the officer he was going to burn his ex- wife's house down. The man was arrested for possession of flammable material. did the officer act appropriately? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔yes - felony QUESTION: Peace officers received a tip that a Neo-Nazi group member was going to set fire to a local synagogue. When the officers arrived at the man's apartment, he gave them permission to enter. They noticed a pile of oily rags on the dining room table along with pamphlets on the inferiority of Jews. When they asked him about the rags, he admitted that he was going to use them to "burn that place down." what will he be arrested for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔possession of flammable materials (felony) with intent to burn. QUESTION: One night a woman entered her ex-boyfriend's home through an open window and waited for him to come home. When he arrived, the woman began professing her undying love for him. When she refused to leave, he called law enforcement.
20 Has she committed a crime? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔unauthorized entry of property (misdemeanor) as she did not have consent to enter his home. QUESTION: A transient was looking for a place to sleep. He saw a bed in an open garage. He walked up the driveway, entered the garage through the open doorway, and fell asleep on the bed. what form of trespassing did he commit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔unauthorized entry of property (misd) because he did not have permission of the homeowner to enter the garage. QUESTION: A homeless man found a vacant apartment with a broken out window. He climbed through the window and lived there for three months until the owner found him. What form of trespassing did he commit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔entering and occupying real property - misd he occupied the real property without the consent of the owner
