READ AND ANSWER THE QUESTION Texas Penal Code answer should include the TPC sect
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READ AND ANSWER THE QUESTION
Texas Penal Code answer should include the TPC section number and type of crime and should be formatted like this: Sectio
It was a normal warm and beautiful day in Houston, Texas. The weather was around 85 degrees when around 2:00 pm anarchy appeared out of nowhere. It all started when Carl did not pay Janet, the maid for her 6 months of services in cleaning his house. Janet called her husband Bubba and he came to pick u Janet and busted-up Carl’s car with a Louisville slugger (a wood baseball bat). Then Elizabeth and her gang spray painted every building in the entire city of Houston. On the other side of town, Derrick had sexual relations with his spouse without her consent and forced himself on her when she clearly told him NO.
Tim stole 1.3 million in a 10 hours by selling false “for sale” homes to people who believed they were truly purchasing a home. The homes Tim used were never for sale during the time Tim had them on the market for half price. Tameka pulled a gun on Tony and shot him when she when she caught him having sex with another woman in their bedroom. Meanwhile, in the hood; JD walked in a store and shot and robbed the store owner for $600 dollars and damaged the owner’s property. JD rented the stolen handgun he shot the store owner with from Tommy. As JD ran out the store he was hit by a drunk driver. The drunk driver jumped out the car and ran across the street. Joey and his gang saw what the drunk driver did and grab him by gunpoint and threw him in the trunk of their car and took off. The drunk driver died in the truck of Joey’s car; however, Joey was taking him to the police station.
Rachel became worried after watching the news and grabbed her M & P 40 caliber hand gun and took it to school with her in plain view. While Rachel was in class, Edward called the college pretending there was a bomb in the main building. Meanwhile, Melanie drove to her boyfriend’s house and poured gasoline around it and lit the house on fire. Melanie also forged her boyfriend’s signature on a check for $25,000 and cashed it at the bank.
As the house was burning, Trevor was jogging down the street and saw the fire and called 911. As, Trevor kept jogging, he was approached by a man in a car who attempted to rape him. Trevon decided to steal someone car to finally escape the man; however, he could not get away. Then Trevon decided to highjack and steal a railroad train after hiding from the crazy man. Somewhere across town, Erica wrote over $10,000 dollars in back checks she received goods and services with. Chris, one of Joey’s gang members was shot and killed by Officer Johnson after he pulled a weapon out during a patrol stop. J-Kris took advantage of all the things happing in Houston and went around stealing people wallets and purses as all the drama unfold. George and his partners followed J-Kris idea and stole and charged over $70,000 dollars of products and good on stolen credit cards. Tonya, Lisa, and Mack took advantage of all the problems and robbed Wells Fargo bank. Finally, at the end of the day Dr. Johnson was arrested for committing fraud for millions by submitting false documents to the government for seeing patients on Medicaid. Steve shot and killed an intruder who tried to rob him at gunpoint.
Criminal Law
Professor Holyfield
Assignment 2
1. Homicide and _________are terms incorrectly used interchangeably.
2. The two types of non-criminal homicide are justifiable homicide and _________ homicide.
3. According to the Texas Penal Codes, when Carl did not pay his maid for her 6 months of services
in cleaning his house he committed what type of theft?
4. To be a victim of robbery, the victim must have, at least, custody and ____________of the
property.
5. According to Chapter 10, one who obtains property by misrepresenting a past or present fact
which the offender knows to be false but which the victim believes to be true, is guilty of
obtaining property by false pretenses. Who is guilty of this in the hypo?
6. A person who has complete and unlimited discretion and legal title to property is said to
be_______.
7. According to the Texas Penal Codes, when Elizabeth and her gang spray painted every building
in the Houston they committed what type of crime?
8. According to chapter 11, robbery is a combination of ________ and larceny.
9. Unlawful carnal knowledge of a female by force and against her will, is the common law
definition of_________.
10. According to Chapter 8, in the hypo who committed Justifiable homicide?
11. According to the Texas Penal Codes, what crime did Joey and the gang commit in putting the
drunk driver in the trunk and leaving?
12. In the Hypo, Trevon decided to steal someone car to escape. To determine if it was carjacking
two elements have to exist including _________and auto theft.
13. Tameka pulled a gun on Tony and shot him when she when she caught him having sex with
another woman in their bedroom. However, according to chapter 8, killing in the heat of passion
after adequate provocation is considered _________ _________.
14. The critical element in distinguishing between degrees of homicide is the ________ of the
accused killer.
15. Rachel became worried after watching the news and grabbed her M & P 40 caliber hand gun
and took it to school with her in plain view. According to the Texas Penal Codes, what crime did
Rachel commit?
Criminal Law
Professor Holyfield
Assignment 2
16. A subsequent marriage between a forcible rapist and the victim is no defense to the charge.
According to the hypo, who can be charged with this type of rape?
17. __________ is the act of deliberating or meditating upon, or planning, a course of action.
18. Edward called the college pretending there was a bomb in the main building. According to the
Texas Penal Codes, what crime did Edward commit?
19. Stolen property, where the value of the property is small enough to be classified as a
misdemeanor is called__________________ larceny.
20. According to the Hypo, JD walked in a store and shot and robbed the store owner for $600
dollars and damaged the owner’s property. If the store owner die, JD has committed what type
of murder?
21. When a person may exercise discretion in the use and handling of property, she/he is said to
have___________.
22. The statement that a woman who has been raped demonstrates certain unusual behavior
patterns is illustrative of the___________________.
23. ___________usually involves a violation of an entrustment.
24. According to the hypo, Melanie drove to her boyfriend’s house and poured gasoline around it
and lit the house on fire. According to the Texas Penal Codes, what crime did Melanie commit?
25. Melanie also forged her boyfriend’s signature on a check for $25,000 and cashed it at the bank.
According to the Texas Penal Codes, what crime did Melanie commit?
Explanation / Answer
Q ) 1. A ) Murder.
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Q ) 2.A ) Excusable homicide : This occurs when killing is done by a person, who does not have sound memory and discretion.
Justifiable homicide : this is referred to the killing in self-defence.
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Q ) 3. A ) Depriving or restricting the right to access to property( cash / land / jewellery / property ) from its rightful owner.
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4. A ) Lawful possession of the property.
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