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100

A person commits the offense of ___________ to commit, in any manner or for any purpose, an offense if the person agrees, with one or more persons, to commit any class A, B, or C felony offense, or any unclassified felony offenses if the maximum term of imprisonment for such unclassified felony exceeds ten years or more, and one or more of such persons do any act in furtherance of such an agreement.

Conspiracy

100

A person commits the offense of _________________ if he or she knowingly causes the death of another person after deliberation upon the matter.

1st degree murder

100

A person commits the offense of ______________if he or she, without

good cause, engages in any act with the purpose to cause emotional

distress to another person, and such act does cause such person to suffer

emotional distress.

Harassment in the first degree

100

A person commits the offense of __________if he or she:

  (1)  For the purpose of causing a substantial interruption or impairment

of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an institution providing

health or safety protection, damages or tampers with property or facilities of


such a utility or institution, and thereby causes substantial interruption or

impairment of service; or

  (2)  Knowingly receives, possesses, sells, or unlawfully operates an

automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat or other motor-propelled

vehicle without the consent of the owner thereof

Tampering in the first degree

100

A person commits the offense of ______________if he or she knows or

reasonably should know that a law enforcement officer is making an arrest

or attempting to lawfully detain or stop an individual or vehicle, and for the

purpose of preventing the officer from effecting the arrest, stop or

detention, he or she:

  (1)  Resists the arrest, stop or detention of such person by using or

threatening the use of violence or physical force or by fleeing from such

officer; or

  (2)  Interferes with the arrest, stop or detention of another person by

using or threatening the use of violence, physical force or physical

interference

Resisting Arrest

200

A person commits the offense of __________ if he or she:

  (1)  Appropriates property or services of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion;

  (2)  Attempts to appropriate anhydrous ammonia or liquid nitrogen of another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of deceit or coercion; or

  (3)  For the purpose of depriving the owner of a lawful interest therein, receives, retains or disposes of property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it has been stolen.

Stealing

200

A person commits the offense of __________________in the first degree if he or she recklessly causes the death of another person.

Involuntary manslaughter

200

A person commits the offense of ______________if he or she unlawfully

removes another person without his or her consent from the place where

he or she is found or unlawfully confines another person without his or her

consent for a substantial period, for the purpose of:

  (1)  Holding that person for ransom or reward, or for any other act to be

performed or not performed for the return or release of that person; or

  (2)  Using the person as a shield or as a hostage; or

  (3)  Interfering with the performance of any governmental or political

function; or

  (4)  Facilitating the commission of any felony or flight thereafter; or

  (5)  Inflicting physical injury on or terrorizing the victim or another.

Kidnapping in the first degree

200

A person commits the offense of _______________if he or she:

  (1)  Tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing

substantial inconvenience to that person or to another; or

  (2)  Unlawfully rides in or upon another's automobile, airplane,

motorcycle, motorboat or other motor-propelled vehicle; or

  (3)  Tampers or makes connection with property of a utility; or

  (4)  Tampers with, or causes to be tampered with, any meter or other

property of an electric, gas, steam or water utility, the effect of which

tampering is either:

  (a)  To prevent the proper measuring of electric, gas, steam or water

service; or

  (b)  To permit the diversion of any electric, gas, steam or water service

Tampering in the second degree

200

Possession of a 1 gram of cocaine is a ___________.

Felony

300

A person commits the offense of _________________if he or she forcibly steals property and in the course thereof he or she, or another participant in the offense:

  (1)  Causes serious physical injury to any person; or

  (2)  Is armed with a deadly weapon; or

  (3)  Uses or threatens the immediate use of a dangerous instrument against any person; or

  (4)  Displays or threatens the use of what appears to be a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or

  (5)  Steals any controlled substance from a pharmacy.

1st degree Robbery

300

A person commits the offense of ____________if he or she:

  (1)  Causes the death of another person under circumstances that would constitute murder in the second degree under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 565.021, except that he or she caused the death under the influence of sudden passion arising from adequate cause; or

  (2)  Knowingly assists another in the commission of self-murder.

Voluntary manslaughter

300

A person commits the offense of ______________if he or she has sexual

intercourse with another person who is incapacitated, incapable of consent,

or lacks the capacity to consent, or by the use of forcible

compulsion.  Forcible compulsion includes the use of a substance

administered without a victim's knowledge or consent which renders the

victim physically or mentally impaired so as to be incapable of making an

informed consent to sexual intercourse.

Rape in the first degree

300

Damage caused to the property in the amount of over ________ dollars

constitutes felony property damage

$750

300

A person commits the offense of ___________if he or she:

  (1)  Alters, destroys, suppresses or conceals any record, document or

thing with purpose to impair its verity, legibility or availability in any official

proceeding or investigation; or

  (2)  Makes, presents or uses any record, document or thing knowing it to

be false with the purpose to mislead a public servant who is or may be

engaged in any official proceeding or investigation.

Tampering with physical evidence

400

A person commits the offense _________________if he or she knowingly enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or inhabitable structure for the purpose of committing an offense therein, and when in effecting entry or while in the building or inhabitable structure or in immediate flight therefrom, the person or another participant in the offense:

  (1)  Is armed with explosives or a deadly weapon; or

  (2)  Causes or threatens immediate physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime; or

  (3)  There is present in the structure another person who is not a participant in the crime.

1st degree burglary

400

 A person commits the offense of _______________if he or she attempts to

kill or knowingly causes or attempts to cause serious physical injury to

another person.

Assault in the first degree

400

A person commits the offense of _______________if he or she has deviate

sexual intercourse with another person who is incapacitated, incapable of

consent, or lacks the capacity to consent, or by the use of forcible

compulsion.  Forcible compulsion includes the use of a substance

administered without a victim's knowledge or consent which renders the

victim physically or mentally impaired so as to be incapable of making an

informed consent to sexual intercourse

Sodomy in the first degree

400

A person commits the offense of ______ if he or she:


  (1)  Appropriates property or services of another with the purpose to

deprive him or her thereof, either without his or her consent or by means of

deceit or coercion;

  (2)  Attempts to appropriate anhydrous ammonia or liquid nitrogen of

another with the purpose to deprive him or her thereof, either without his or

her consent or by means of deceit or coercion; or

  (3)  For the purpose of depriving the owner of a lawful interest therein,

receives, retains or disposes of property of another knowing that it has

been stolen, or believing that it has been stolen.

Stealing

400

A person commits the offense of ___________if, with the purpose to

deceive, he or she knowingly testifies falsely to any material fact upon oath

or affirmation legally administered, in any official proceeding before any

court, public body, notary public or other officer authorized to administer

oaths.

  2.  A fact is material, regardless of its admissibility under rules of

evidence, if it could substantially affect, or did substantially affect, the

course or outcome of the cause, matter or proceeding

Perjury

500

A person commits the offense of ________________ if he or she:

  (1)  Knowingly causes the death of another person or, with the purpose of causing serious physical injury to another person, causes the death of another person; or

  (2)  Commits or attempts to commit any felony, and, in the perpetration or the attempted perpetration of such felony or in the flight from the perpetration or attempted perpetration of such felony, another person is killed as a result of the perpetration or attempted perpetration of such felony or immediate flight from the perpetration of such felony or attempted perpetration of such felony.

2nd degree murder

500

A person commits the offense of _______________if he or she:


  (1)  Attempts to kill or knowingly causes or attempts to cause serious

physical injury to another person under the influence of sudden passion

arising out of adequate cause; or

  (2)  Attempts to cause or knowingly causes physical injury to another

person by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or

  (3)  Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person; or

  (4)  Recklessly causes physical injury to another person by means of

discharge of a firearm

Assault in the second degree

500

A person commits the offense of __________if he or she subjects another

person who is less than fourteen years of age to sexual contact and the

offense is an aggravated sexual offense

Child molestation in the first degree

500

The theft of any animal that is considered livestock is a __________.

Felony

500

The landmark case that established police may not use deadly force

against a fleeing suspect unless that suspect poses a significant threat of

death or serious physical injury is _________.

Tennessee v Garner

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