Missouri POST Test – 2023 Well
Answered
No time limitations on filing for these offenses – Correct Answer murder, 1st degree
rape, forcible rape, attempted rape in the 1st degree, sodomy 1st, attempted forcible
sodomy, any class A felony
5 years of the commission of the offense – Correct Answer arson first degree, arson
second degree, knowingly burning or exploding – how long to commence prosecution?
6 months of its commission – Correct Answer any infraction must be filed within…?
Chapters 556-580 – Correct Answer Chapters of the MO revised criminal code
Class A Felony – Correct Answer 10-30 years or life in MDOC
Class B Felony – Correct Answer 5-15 years in MDOC
Class C Felony – Correct Answer 3-10 years in MDOC plus $1-10,000 fine
Class D Felony – Correct Answer 1 day – 1 year in county jail, or up to 7 years in MDOC,
and/or a fine of $1-10,000
Class E Felony – Correct Answer 1 day – 1 year in county jail, or up to 4 years in MDOC,
and/or a fine of $1-10,000
Class A Misdemeanor – Correct Answer 1 day to 1 year in county jail and/or a fine of $1
to $2000
Class B Misdemeanor – Correct Answer 1 day to 6 months in county jail, fine from $1-
1,000
Class C Misdemeanor – Correct Answer 1-15 days in county jail, and/or fine of $1-750
Class D Misdemeanor – Correct Answer fine of up to $500
prior offendor – Correct Answer one who has been found guilty of one prior felony
persistent offender – Correct Answer one who has been found guilty or two or more
felonies committed at different times
dangerous offender – Correct Answer 1. being sentenced for a felony during which she
knowingly murdered or threatened the life of another AND
- has previously been convicted of a Class A or B felony or of a dangerous felony
Suspended Execution of Sentence (SES) – Correct Answer record of a defendant’s
conviction but no jail time will be served if probation is satisfactorily completed
Suspended Imposition of Sentence (SIS) – Correct Answer If probation is completed
successfully, no record of conviction will persist
Voluntary Act – Correct Answer Requirement in MO – A defendant is not guilty of a crime
if she was forced to commit it
True – Correct Answer True or False – Deadly force is not justified simply to protect
personal property?
Fresh Pursuit – Correct Answer A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement Officer
to arrest a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
When must fresh pursuit stop? – Correct Answer When the pursuing officer loses
contact with suspect and is no longer in their jurisdiction
Elements of attempt – Correct Answer 1. she has a purpose to commit an offense AND
- she does an act which is a substantial step toward the commission of the offense
substantial step – Correct Answer a significant movement toward completion of an
intended result
Conspiracy elements – Correct Answer 1. intent to promote or facilitate the offense - agree with one or more people that they or one of them will engage in offensive
conduct - at least one member of the group commits an overt act in furtherance of the
agreement
overt act – Correct Answer act done in furtherance of and designed to carry uot the
purposes of a conspiracy
False – Correct Answer T/F An overt act need be a substantial step as required for a
conviction of an attempt to commit an offense
Four types of abuse – Correct Answer physical, emotional, financial, sexual
First Degree Murder in Missouri – Correct Answer Class A felony – knowingly causes the
death of another after deliberation upon the matter
False – it is not required – Correct Answer T/F – The State is required to seek death even
if aggravating circumstances are present in 1st degree murder cases
deliberation – Correct Answer cool reflection for any length of time no matter how brief