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Texas Penal Code Offenses Flashcards

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  1. Under Texas Penal Code, what mental state is required for a person to commit 'intentional' conduct?

    Answer: The person acts with conscious desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result

    Under TPC §6.03, a person acts intentionally when it is their conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result.

  2. A person is guilty of 'criminally negligent homicide' in Texas if they cause death by:

    Answer: Failing to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk they ought to have perceived

    Criminally negligent homicide under TPC §19.05 requires criminal negligence — failure to perceive a risk a reasonable person would have perceived.

  3. Under Texas law, 'deadly conduct' (TPC §22.05) occurs when a person:

    Answer: Recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury

    TPC §22.05 defines deadly conduct as recklessly engaging in conduct that places another person in imminent danger of serious bodily injury.

  4. Which of the following best describes 'serious bodily injury' under the Texas Penal Code?

    Answer: Bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes permanent disfigurement or loss/impairment of a body member or organ

    TPC §1.07 defines serious bodily injury as injury that creates a substantial risk of death, permanent disfigurement, or loss/impairment of a body part or organ.

  5. A person commits 'terroristic threat' under TPC §22.07 when they threaten to commit a violent offense with intent to:

    Answer: Place any person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury or cause evacuation/impairment of a public place

    TPC §22.07 covers threats made to place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury or to cause evacuation or disruption of public services.

  6. Under Texas Penal Code, 'public lewdness' (TPC §21.07) is committed when a person knowingly engages in sexual conduct in a public place or which is likely to be:

    Answer: Observed by a person who would be offended or alarmed

    TPC §21.07 prohibits sexual conduct in public or where it is likely to be observed by a person who would be offended or alarmed by it.

  7. In Texas, theft of property valued between $2,500 and $29,999 is classified as a:

    Answer: State jail felony

    Under TPC §31.03, theft of property valued at $2,500 or more but less than $30,000 is a state jail felony.