Exam 6: Assault and Sexual Assault

If a knife is used to assault an individual,the offense will likely be charged as a(n)________(two words)_________.

Alf learns that his friend Willie has been having sex with Alf's girlfriend Rhonda.Alf grabs his assault rifle and drives over to Willie's house.As he drives by Willie's home,Alf fires a burst of shots into the house.Fortunately,Willie is not at home.Unfortunately,Willie's brother Billy is at home and is hit in the head by three bullets.Amazingly,Billy only has a bad headache as a result.What is the most serious offense,if any,Alf has committed?

Sheila passes out from drinking too much tequila.Roger,her date for the evening,decides to take advantage of the situation and engages in sexual intercourse with her.Due to her condition,Sheila is unaware of what is transpiring.Roger is committing sexual assault because he knows Sheila is unconscious and unable to _______.

Following a pick-up basketball game between high school students,Rod approaches Kevin and accuses him of dirty play.Kevin tells Rod,"You're just a no talent sore loser." Rod responds by shoving Kevin to the ground.Kevin is not hurt.Rod has committed:

Sara learns that her husband Ben is romantically involved with Sara's sister.Angry at Ben and the sister,Sara confronts the two.The more Ben tries to explain his side of the story,the angrier Sara becomes.Finally,Sara throws a table lamp at Ben.The lamp strikes Ben in the head and knocks him unconscious.Ben awakens 30 seconds later but with a cut on his scalp.Sara has committed:

Even willing sexual intercourse with a child is a criminal offense.For the purposes of the Texas sexual assault statute,_____ years old is the minimum age of consent for sexual intercourse.

Throwing a pie into the face of an unsuspecting stranger constitutes the offense of ________ .

At a local nightclub,Bill,a 25-year-old male,introduces himself to Mona,a naive 17-year-old female.(Mona has a phony i.d.showing her age as 22 years old.)Over the course of several hours they each consume numerous shots of tequila.Bill pays for all of the drinks.One thing leads to another and the pair end up in bed at Bill's apartment.Although both drunk,they manage to engage in sexual intercourse.Later the next morning,Mona awakes and says,"Who are you and why am I in this bed?" She dresses and dashes to the local police station.She tells the police that she has been sexually assaulted.Following a thorough investigation in which the above facts are determined,the police would be legally justified in charging Bill with:

Under the Texas law of sexual assault,lack of consent by the victim is an element of the offense that must be established.If the victim has consented to the conduct,then no sexual assault occurs.Which of the following is an example of consent under the Texas sexual assault laws?

Under the Texas law of assault,which of the following is a necessary element of the definition of the word "threat"?

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

Identify five factors that will elevate a sexual assault to an aggravated sexual assault?

For a sexual assault to occur,penetration,no matter how slight,must occur but the penetration may be made by a sex organ or any other object.

Under Texas law,a sexual assault rises to the level of an aggravated sexual assault if the victim is under ___ years of age at the time of the assault.

Which of the following items is a "deadly weapon" according to the definition contained in the Texas Penal Code?

Under Texas statute,if force is used to commit sexual penetration,the offense is labeled "rape"; non-forcible penetration is labeled "sexual assault."

Texas court cases have determined that in particular factual circumstances alcohol,hot coffee,and a tree branch were all deadly weapons based on their __________ of ____.

The aggravating factors that elevate a sexual assault to an aggravated sexual assault are very similar to the factors that increase an assault to an aggravated assault.

Independent evidence supporting an allegation of sexual assault must be presented at trial unless the victim made outcry within ______ year(s)of the alleged assault.

Peter and Paul get into an argument.The argument escalates.Eventually,Peter says to Paul."You are nothing but a stupid nerd.I dare you to hit me.Go ahead; hit me!" At that moment,Paul punches Peter in the nose.Peter's nose begins to bleed profusely."I think you broke my nose," Peter says.Which of the following statements is correct regarding this situation?