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MINNESOTA POST EXAM STUDY GUIDE
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
Katz v. United States - correct answer- Electronic surveillance; the court held that they must have a warrant to tap your phone or video record you
Mapp v. Ohio - correct answer- exclusionary rule
Graham v. Connor - correct answer- determined that the reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of how a reasonable officer on the scene would respond, rather than from the 20/20 perspective of hindsight. 1. Severity 2. Pose an immediate threat 3. Active resistance or flee
Tennessee v. Garner - correct answer- Deadly force may not be used against an unarmed and fleeing suspect unless necessary to prevent the escape and unless the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious injury to the officers or others.
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Misdemeanor - correct answer- Up to 90 days in jail or a fine up to $1,000, or both, may be imposed.
F 1st degree Arson - correct answer- - Fire or explosive any dwelling whether occupied or unoccupied
- willfully
F 2nd degree arson - correct answer- Fire or explosive- No matter the value or any other real or personal property value more than $1,000
F 3rd degree arson - correct answer- Fire or explosive damage real or personal property
- value of more than $300 but less than $1,00
Gross M 4th degree arson - correct answer- Fire or explosive burns any personal property on a multiple unit resident building
M 5th degree arson - correct answer- Fire or explosive to burn any real or personal property of value.
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Gross Misdemeanor - correct answer- Up to one year in jail fine up to $3,000
Petty Misdemeanor - correct answer- No jail time, fine up to $300
False reporting a crime 1st offense Misdemeanor; 2nd offend gross misdemeanor - correct answer- True
bodily harm - correct answer- physical pain or injury, illness, or any impairment of physical condition.
Great Bodily Harm - correct answer- Permanent disfigurement, serious bodily injury, or death.
Substantial Bodily Harm - correct answer- bodily injury which involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily member.
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