Exam 11: Offenses Against Government Operations

The offense of resisting arrest requires that the offender use ________ against a peace officer who is attempting to make an arrest.

No Texas statute requires the average citizen to carry documentation establishing his or her identity.

The offense of interference with public duties is NOT committed if the nature of the interference consists only of ________.

In order to commit the offense of escape,the suspect must first be in ________.

Which of the following assists in determining whether cash paid to an elected official violates the bribery statute or is merely a campaign contribution?

The offense of resisting arrest can be committed only by the individual being arrested.

Carlos is arrested for robbery.Prior to his trial,Carlos convinces his mother Jolene to testify that he was at her house eating pizza at the time of the robbery.Jolene knows that Carlos was not at her home the night of the robbery but decides to testify that he was there.Upon being called as a defense witness at the trial,Jolene testifies that Carlos was at her home the entire evening when the robbery occurred.Which of the following is correct about this situation?

Jill is arrested for public intoxication.When being booked into jail,the jailer asks her for her name,address,and other identifying information.Jill decides that keeping her mouth shut is her best strategy.She refuses to respond to the questions.Jill is committing failure to identify because once she is arrested she loses her right to remain silent.

Jim's car is parked in front of his home.The house is located on a dead-end street.The house belonging to Jim's neighbor catches fire.When the fire truck arrives it cannot get to the burning house because Jim's car is taking up most of the narrow street.The fire chief asks Jim to move his car.Jim says,"Why should I? I am lawfully parked and my neighbor's house is a rat's nest.Let it burn." Jim is committing no offense by refusing the fire chief's request.

A criminal suspect who swallows an item in an attempt to prevent its discovery by the police commits the offense of ________ evidence.

Interference with public duties is a criminal offense.A person interferes or disrupts the actions of a peace officer only when the officer is performing a duty or exercising ________ granted by law.

To commit the offense of false report to a peace officer the offender must make a statement that is material to a criminal investigation and must intend to deceive the officer.

Peter,a private security guard at the mall,apprehends Greta for shoplifting perfume in the department store.While waiting for the police to arrive,Peter asks Greta her name and address.She tells Peter the name of a classmate and gives an address that she made-up on the spot.Greta's lies constitute a violation of the failure to identify statute.

Purposeful obstruction of a peace officer,firefighter,or EMT in the performance of their duties is a criminal offense.

William's home is ablaze thanks to a lightning strike.Matthew,a freelance videographer,is trying to photograph the fire with intention of selling the video to the local television station.Twice Matthew moves in among the fire trucks to get a better view but both times the fire captain tells him to get back across the street as he is in their way.The third time Matthew appears among the fire trucks,the fire captain summons a police officer and has Matthew arrested.Matthew has committed:

The interference with public duties statute is NOT enforceable against an individual who is exercising certain rights granted by the:

The offense of bribery in Texas includes the offering,conferring,accepting,or ________ a bribe in a single statute.

________ which is directed at the efforts of firefighters in suppressing a fire does not violate the interference with public duties statute.

Randy is walking through the mall parking lot when he observes an individual trying to gain entry to an automobile by breaking the side window.Randy immediately uses his cellphone to call the police.He reports that a burglary of a vehicle is occurring at the mall.A police officer responds to the scene and finds the individual inside the vehicle attempting to start it.Subsequent investigation at the scene determines that the individual is not a thief but a "repro man" and is attempting to repossess the vehicle due to non-payment by the purchaser.No arrest is made and the police officer departs the scene.Randy has NOT committed the offense of false report to a peace officer because:

Telling a police officer that he is a disgrace to his profession is not a crime because such comments are protected speech under the First Amendment.