TCLEOSE Free Sample Questions

Under the Texas Health and Safety Code, a substance is classified into a specific Penalty Group based on its potential for abuse and accepted medical use. To which penalty group does Heroin belong?

Possession of which of the following substances carries the highest level of penalty under the Texas Health and Safety Code?

An officer on patrol observes a vehicle fail to signal a lane change and initiates a traffic stop. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer smells the strong odor of burnt marijuana emanating from the passenger compartment. The driver is the sole occupant. When asked, the driver denies consent to search the vehicle. Based on the totality of the circumstances, which legal doctrine provides the officer with the authority to conduct a warrantless search of the vehicle's passenger compartment and any containers within it where marijuana could reasonably be found?

According to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, what is the primary duty of a peace officer who has arrested a person with a warrant?

A person commits Theft under the Texas Penal Code if they unlawfully appropriate property with intent to deprive the owner of the property. For the offense to be elevated to Robbery, what additional element must be present during the commission of the theft?

During a consensual encounter in a public park, an officer is speaking with an individual who matches a general description of a suspect in a recent string of car burglaries. The individual is not being detained. The officer notices a bulge in the individual's waistband that, based on their training and experience, they believe is a handgun. Which TWO of the following actions is the officer legally justified to take next? (Select TWO)

True or False: Under the 'Plain View Doctrine', an officer who sees an item of contraband from a location where they are not legally present can still seize the item without a warrant.

An officer is dispatched to a residential address for a welfare check. Upon arrival, the officer finds the front door ajar. The officer announces their presence but receives no response. Believing someone inside may be injured or in distress, the officer enters the home. In the living room, the officer observes, on a coffee table, several small baggies containing a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine. What legal justification allows the officer to be in the home and subsequently seize the narcotics under the Plain View Doctrine?

Which culpable mental state, as defined by the Texas Penal Code, describes a person who is aware that their conduct is reasonably certain to cause a specific result?

A magistrate is preparing an arrest warrant. According to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Art. 15.02, which of the following is NOT a requisite of a valid arrest warrant?