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Which of the following is a felony charge for thefts of property worth greater than a statutorily determined amount of money (such as $1,000)?

The various types and degrees of homicide include three of these. Which one is NOT a homicide?

Three of the following are ways in which the owner of stolen property can positively identify the property as his or hers. Which of the following does NOT belong?

Susan intentionally shot a hand gun to kill Mike, but missed.  Later that month, Susan, who still wanted to kill Mike, was driving to work and  hit another car while putting on lipstick.  Mike, a passenger in that car, was killed.  Could Susan be convicted of murdering Mike?  Why or why not? This is a question about murder, NOT negligent homicide.

Which of the following is a relationship between the defendant and the stolen goods, in which it is reasonable to treat the extent of the defendant’s dominion and control over the property as if it were true possession?

Salvatore  refused to pay his court ordered child support.  The judge ordered him jailed until he complied.  Under which of these does the judge find his authority to order Salvatore jailed?

The common law felony murder rule originally created murder liability for all deaths that occurred as a result of the felony participants ____ the felony.

There are four general types of child abuse.  Name three of them.

Mr. Pomme bought a TV set from a man  whose name he did not know and whom he had never seen before.  The man approached Mr. Pomme at Sheetz gas station and mini-mart in Haymarket.  As Mr. Pomme looked over the almost new TV, he noticed what appeared to be a social security number engraved on the bottom of the TV set.  Before he paid a very low price for the TV and left Sheetz with it, Mr. Pomme asked the man what the number was and where he got the TV.  The man responded, “You really don’t want to know.”  What offense has Mr. Pomme committed?  Explain why/how you reached your conclusion.

Punishment is relative.