AR Bar Criminal Law 2

Question 1

Under the Arkansas Fourth Amendment framework, a warrantless search of an automobile is permissible based on:

Accepted Answer

Probable cause that the vehicle contains evidence of a crime

Answer

The automobile exception allows a warrantless search when officers have probable cause to believe the vehicle contains contraband or evidence of a crime.

Question 2

Under Arkansas criminal law, what constitutes 'serious physical injury' for enhancement purposes?

Accepted Answer

Physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes permanent disfigurement or protracted loss of a body organ

Answer

Serious physical injury under Arkansas Code § 5-1-102 means injury creating a substantial risk of death or causing permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of a body part.

Question 3

In Arkansas, a defendant charged with a felony has the right to a jury trial composed of how many jurors?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

The Arkansas Constitution requires a 12-person jury for felony trials, and a unanimous verdict is required for conviction.

Question 4

Under Arkansas law, what mental state is required for criminal negligence?

Accepted Answer

Failing to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk when a reasonable person would have perceived it

Answer

Criminal negligence involves failing to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person in the same circumstances would have perceived.

Question 5

Under Arkansas Code § 5-54-125, tampering with physical evidence occurs when a person:

Accepted Answer

Alters, destroys, or conceals physical evidence with the purpose of impairing its availability in an official proceeding

Answer

Tampering with physical evidence is purposefully altering, destroying, or concealing evidence to impair its availability in an official proceeding.

AR Bar - Arkansas Bar Test Practice Test

AR Bar - Arkansas Bar Test Practice Test

AR Bar Criminal Law 2