Texas Penal Code Block 2 Questions
and Answers 100%
A person commits the offense of criminal attempt if - ANS-With specific intent to commit
an offense or he does an act amounting to more than mere preperation.
What is the punishment for criminal attempt? - ANS-One degree lower than the offense
attempted
What is the punishment for criminal conspiracy? - ANS-One degree lower than the most
serious (highest) felony that is (was) the object of the conspiracy.
A person younger than 17 yoa. - ANS-Minor
Must the actor know the age of a minor to be prosecuted? - ANS-No
Anything the possession, manufacture, or sale of which is not otherwise an offense...
that is specially designed, made, or adapted for use in the commission of an offense. -
ANS-Criminal instrument
A person commits the offense of unlawful use of criminal instrument or mechanical
security device if.... - ANS-possesses a "criminal instrument" or "mechanical security
device"
A person commits the offense of unlawful use of criminal instrument or mechanical
security device if....(2) - ANS-permits to be used by another or manufactures, adapts,
sells, installs, or sets up the instrument or device
A person commits the offense of unlawful interception, use, or disclosure of wire, oral or
electronic communications if... - ANS-intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept or
procures(obtains) another person to do the same; a wire, oral, or electronic
communications
intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, criminal negligence; causes the death of an
individual - ANS-Criminal Homicide
Cause that would commonly produce a degree of anger, rage, resentment, or terror in a
person of ordinary temper, sufficient to render the mind incapable of cool reflection. -
ANS-Adequate Cause
Passion directly caused by and arising out of provocation by the individual killed or
another acting with the person killed which passion arises at the time of the offense and
is not solely the result of former provocation - ANS-Sudden passion
