Exam 6: Assault and Sexual Assault

In Texas,acts of cyberbullying would be prosecuted as violations of the statute labeled ___________.

To avoid possible charges of assault during legitimate scientific or medical experimentation,_________ is usually obtained from the participants in the experiment.

Ron,angry at Donald,swings his fist at Donald in an attempt to punch him in the face.Donald ducks and the swing misses.Ron has committed no crime because the punch caused no harm.

In Texas,the fists and feet of professional boxers and wrestlers are considered to be per se a "deadly weapon" under the Penal Code.

Jake and Phillip get into an argument about who will take Rhonda to the fraternity dance.The argument results in a fistfight in the parking lot.Normally,such cases do not result in assault charges because both parties assume the other has consented to be assaulted.

Should Texas law be changed to reflect the Common Law tradition that no offense occurs unless the individual who threatens another has the apparent or actual ability to carry out the threat? Why or why not?

The cornerstone issue in sexual assault of an adult is the question of ________.

The age of consent in Texas for engaging in sexual intercourse is 16 for males and 17 for females.

Louis confronts his neighbor Jose over the fact that Jose's dog frequently enters Louis' yard and digs up his flowers.Jose responds that "dogs will be dogs." Louis does not like Jose's comments and begins screaming at him.The argument accelerates until Louis calls Jose an unflattering,racially-charged name.In response,Jose swings at Louis,striking him squarely in the face.The punch causes Louis to fall backward.He strikes his head on the sidewalk.Louis suffers brain damage as a result of hitting the sidewalk.Jose has committed:

Under the Texas Penal Code,an assault can be committed in one of three ways: assault with bodily injury,assault by threat,and assault by ______.

Texas,and many other states,use special rules of evidence in the prosecution of sexual assault cases.These rules are part of a larger group of laws known as:

Texas statutes create a legal presumption that if a female does not verbally object to sexual contact,she has consented to such contact.

Under the Texas law of assault,the term "threat" refers to a communicated intent to inflict harm on another.

___________ is the lowest culpable mental state that can be used to establish an assault with bodily injury.

Both words and silent gestures can be considered "threats" within the term's meaning in the law of assault.

The fact that an assault victim received rapid medical assistance and was never in danger of permanent injury has no bearing on whether the injury is considered "serious bodily injury" within the definition in the Texas Penal Code.

Whether or not a verbal utterance is considered a threat within the Texas law of assault depends solely upon the reaction of the victim.

Suzy,a seven-year-old girl,is walking home from school.Warren,a previously convicted child molester,entices Suzy into his car by requesting her help in finding his lost puppy.Warren parks the car on a secluded side street and forcibly engages in oral sexual activity with Suzy.He then releases her along the highway.The most serious offense Warren has committed is:

___________ and __________ evidence regarding the past sexual behavior of a victim is not admissible at a defendant's trial for sexual assault of that victim.

Of the following injuries,which meets the definition of "serious bodily injury" as defined in the Texas Penal Code?