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Quiz about California Criminal Law
Quiz about California Criminal Law

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Which crime, based on California Law most closely matches the scenario? Remember to make sure you read the scenario very carefully before responding.

A multiple-choice quiz by calsig31. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
calsig31
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
219,178
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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653
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Question 1 of 10
1. Gilligan was walking down the street. Skipper, upset that Gilligan always messed up their rescues, intentionally walked up to him and maliciously cut out his tongue and popped out one of his eyes. Skipper would most likely be charged with what felony, under California Law. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Adam walks into the Eden Grocery Store. He grabs $150 worth of avocados to make into dip for a party that evening. Adam then walks out of the store past the protesting clerk, Eve without paying. What specific crime, under California Law, is Adam guilty of? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The Joker is camping at the Gotham Campground when he notices that Batman is camping 2 campsites over from him and starts thinking about all the cool stuff that Batman might have in his tent. Seizing the opportunity when Batman goes hiking in the woods, The Joker enters Batman's tent. Looking around he notices a huge bundle of firewood. Realizing that it is going to get cold that night, The Joker takes Batman's firewood. In California, Joker would be guilty of what crime? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Big Bird is on the witness stand. Opposing council, Snuffy, asks Big Bird, "have you or any member of your family ever been convicted of a crime?" Even though he was convicted of Robbery a number of years ago, Big Bird answers, "no-one that I'm related to has ever been convicted of a crime." Snuffy then states that he has no more questions for the witness and the witness can step down. Under California Law, what crime has Big Bird committed? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Mickey heard that there was a fortune in cheese abord the Casey Jr. Circus train. He decides to wreck the train in order to steal the cheese. To do so, Mickey places Pluto's dog house in the middle of the tracks. In the wreckage, Donald, the engineer is killed. In California, what crime has Mickey committed? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Wilma and Fred are walking home one night after couple's night at the Water Buffalo Lodge. Barney stops them on the street at gunpoint and orders Wilma to give up her purse. Wilma does, and Barney runs off into the night. In a California Jurisdiction, what crime did Barney just commit? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Peter was walking home late one night from the knife store with a new knife that he just bought. When he turned the corner he walked right into his wife, Lois locked in a passionate embrace with her boyfriend, Brian. Peter is convinced that his wife is cheating on him. Outraged, and, in the heat of the moment, Peter brutally stabs the two to death. In a California Jurisdiction, of which crime is Peter most likely to be convicted? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Boba and Jango enter the Imperial Convenience Store, and at gunpoint, force the clerk, Darth to empty the register into a large sack. When Boba and Jango try to leave, Darth tries to block the exit and trap them. Boba shoots Darth in the head, killing him instantly and the two run off with the loot. Of which crime will Jango most likely be convicted, under California Law? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Gina makes Tommy the primary signer on the corporate bank account for Livin' On a Prayer, Inc. Tommy writes several checks to himself and heads to South America. California Law would say that Tommy is guilty of which crime? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Ted has hated Bill ever since the breakup of WYLD STALLYNS. Ted runs after Bill, shooting at him with a gun. Ted shoots 3 out of his 6 bullets and decides that his hatred of Bill is just not worth it. As a result, Ted lowers his gun. It is then that he sees that Bill also has a gun, which is now pointed at him and shoots Bill in the forehead, killing him instantly. Which of the following defenses can Ted claim in California? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Gilligan was walking down the street. Skipper, upset that Gilligan always messed up their rescues, intentionally walked up to him and maliciously cut out his tongue and popped out one of his eyes. Skipper would most likely be charged with what felony, under California Law.

Answer: Mayhem

Penal Code §203 states, "Every person who unlawfully and maliciously deprives a human being of a member of his body, or disables, disfigures, or renders it useless, or cuts or disables the tongue, or puts out an eye, or slits the nose, ear, or lip, is guilty of mayhem." Penal code §240 describes assault as an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another. §242 lists battery as any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.

While both assault and battery might also be plead by the prosecution, these are both misdemeanors, not felonies. Robbery would have to involve a larceny as well.
2. Adam walks into the Eden Grocery Store. He grabs $150 worth of avocados to make into dip for a party that evening. Adam then walks out of the store past the protesting clerk, Eve without paying. What specific crime, under California Law, is Adam guilty of?

Answer: Grand Theft

Penal Code §487b1A states that Grand theft is theft of, "domestic fowls, avocados, olives, citrus or deciduous fruits, other fruits, vegetables, nuts, artichokes, or other farm crops ... of a value exceeding one hundred dollars." As with all other forms of larceny, there must be an intent to permanently deprive, which was established by Adam's thought of using them to make a dip for his party.

The taking must also be against the will of the owner. Because the store charges money for its merchandise instead of giving it away for free, and the clerk protested, this element is met.
3. The Joker is camping at the Gotham Campground when he notices that Batman is camping 2 campsites over from him and starts thinking about all the cool stuff that Batman might have in his tent. Seizing the opportunity when Batman goes hiking in the woods, The Joker enters Batman's tent. Looking around he notices a huge bundle of firewood. Realizing that it is going to get cold that night, The Joker takes Batman's firewood. In California, Joker would be guilty of what crime?

Answer: Burglary

Penal Code §459 states, "Every person who enters any house, room, apartment, ... [or] tent... with intent to commit grand or petit
larceny or any felony is guilty of burglary."
4. Big Bird is on the witness stand. Opposing council, Snuffy, asks Big Bird, "have you or any member of your family ever been convicted of a crime?" Even though he was convicted of Robbery a number of years ago, Big Bird answers, "no-one that I'm related to has ever been convicted of a crime." Snuffy then states that he has no more questions for the witness and the witness can step down. Under California Law, what crime has Big Bird committed?

Answer: Nothing

Perjury is defined as a willful statement under oath of any material matter which the witness knows to be false. Case law states that when the witness is unresponsive, but literally true no perjury charge is permissible. Because Big Bird only answered the part of the question about his family members and not himself, the responsibility would fall to opposing council to have Big Bird answer the rest of the question.

Compounding is knowledge of a crime, an agreement not to prosecute that crime, and receipt of consideration.

Extorion is defined in Penal Code §518 as, "...the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, or the obtaining of an official act of a public officer, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or under color of official right."
5. Mickey heard that there was a fortune in cheese abord the Casey Jr. Circus train. He decides to wreck the train in order to steal the cheese. To do so, Mickey places Pluto's dog house in the middle of the tracks. In the wreckage, Donald, the engineer is killed. In California, what crime has Mickey committed?

Answer: First Degree Murder

Penal Code §219 defines train wrecking as, "every person who unlawfully throws out a switch, removes a rail, or places any obstruction on any railroad with the intention of derailing any passenger, freight or other train, car or engine and thus derails the same... is guilty of a felony ..."

Penal Code §189 states, "All murder which is... committed in the perpetration of, or attempt to perpetrate, arson, rape, carjacking... train wrecking... is murder of the first degree. All other kinds of murders are of the second degree."

Therefore, if Mickey wrecked the train, and Donald was killed as a result, Mickey would be guilty of First Degree Murder.

While train wrecking was most certainly committed, the greater crime, which was a result of the wrecking, was First Degree Murder.
6. Wilma and Fred are walking home one night after couple's night at the Water Buffalo Lodge. Barney stops them on the street at gunpoint and orders Wilma to give up her purse. Wilma does, and Barney runs off into the night. In a California Jurisdiction, what crime did Barney just commit?

Answer: Robbery

Penal Code § 211 defines robbery as, "the felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear." This differs from mere larceny because of the force or fear element (established here with Barney's gun).

For Burglary there would have to be some type of structure that Barney entered without permission.

Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been entrusted. The purse was never entrusted to Barney. He took it by force.
7. Peter was walking home late one night from the knife store with a new knife that he just bought. When he turned the corner he walked right into his wife, Lois locked in a passionate embrace with her boyfriend, Brian. Peter is convinced that his wife is cheating on him. Outraged, and, in the heat of the moment, Peter brutally stabs the two to death. In a California Jurisdiction, of which crime is Peter most likely to be convicted?

Answer: Voluntary Manslaughter

§192. Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice. It is of three kinds:
(a) Voluntary--upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion.
(b) Involuntary--in the commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to felony; or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death, in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and circumspection. This subdivision shall not apply to acts committed in the driving of a vehicle.
(c) Vehicular--
8. Boba and Jango enter the Imperial Convenience Store, and at gunpoint, force the clerk, Darth to empty the register into a large sack. When Boba and Jango try to leave, Darth tries to block the exit and trap them. Boba shoots Darth in the head, killing him instantly and the two run off with the loot. Of which crime will Jango most likely be convicted, under California Law?

Answer: First Degree Murder

Penal Code §189 states," All murder which is perpetrated [in an] attempt to perpetrate, arson, rape, carjacking, robbery... is murder of the first degree. All other kinds of murders are of the second degree.

While it is most likely that Boba will be convicted of murder, it would appear at first that Jango is only guilty of Robbery. However, current case law states that, "All persons aiding and abetting the commission of a robbery are guilty of first degree murder when one of them kills while acting furtherance of the common design." Since Boba killed Darth while trying to abscond with the loot, he was furthering the common goal and both are guilty.
9. Gina makes Tommy the primary signer on the corporate bank account for Livin' On a Prayer, Inc. Tommy writes several checks to himself and heads to South America. California Law would say that Tommy is guilty of which crime?

Answer: Embezzlement

§ 503 of the Penal code states, "Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been entrusted."
10. Ted has hated Bill ever since the breakup of WYLD STALLYNS. Ted runs after Bill, shooting at him with a gun. Ted shoots 3 out of his 6 bullets and decides that his hatred of Bill is just not worth it. As a result, Ted lowers his gun. It is then that he sees that Bill also has a gun, which is now pointed at him and shoots Bill in the forehead, killing him instantly. Which of the following defenses can Ted claim in California?

Answer: None of these

"Where one is making a felonious assault upon another, or has created appearances justifying that other in making a deadly counter attack in self-defense, the original assailant cannot slay his adversary and avail himself of the plea unless he has first and in good faith declined further combat, and has fairly notified him that he has abandoned the contest. And if the circumstances are such, arising either from the condition of his adversary, caused by the aggressor's acts during the affray or from the suddenness of the counter attack, that he cannot so notify him, it is the first assailant's fault and he must take the consequences." - People v. Hecker 109 Cal. 451.

Because Ted lowered his gun, and did not actually inform Bill that he gave up, the right of self-defense still fell on Bill, and not Ted.

Penal Code §25(a) formally abolished diminished capacity as a defense in the state of California.
Source: Author calsig31

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