MA Police Sergeant Practice Questions - Massachusetts Statewide Police Sergeant Promotional Examination Exam - MA Police Sergeant Practice Questions - Massachusetts Statewide Police Sergeant Promotional Examination Exam

Question 1

Under MGL Chapter 265, §1, murder in the first degree in Massachusetts requires which mental state element in addition to the unlawful killing of a human being?

Mere negligence Deliberately premeditated malice aforethought, extreme atrocity or cruelty, or felony-murder Reckless conduct only Heat of passion provoked by adequate provocation

Correct Answer:

Deliberately premeditated malice aforethought, extreme atrocity or cruelty, or felony-murder

Question 2

MGL c.265, §13A criminalizes assault and assault and battery. What is the key distinction between simple assault and assault and battery in Massachusetts?

Assault requires a weapon; battery does not Assault is an attempted or threatened harmful or offensive touching; battery is the actual harmful or offensive touching Battery is always a felony; assault is always a misdemeanor There is no legal distinction in Massachusetts

Correct Answer:

Assault is an attempted or threatened harmful or offensive touching; battery is the actual harmful or offensive touching

Question 3

Under MGL c.265, §13M, strangulation or suffocation requires the Commonwealth to prove the defendant did which of the following?

Caused permanent disfigurement Intentionally interfered with the normal breathing or circulation of blood of another by applying pressure on the throat or neck or by blocking the nose or mouth Used a firearm Caused death

Correct Answer:

Intentionally interfered with the normal breathing or circulation of blood of another by applying pressure on the throat or neck or by blocking the nose or mouth

Question 4

In Massachusetts, under MGL c.265, §15A, the offense of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (ABDW) requires proof that:

The victim suffered permanent injury The defendant touched the victim, however slightly, and the touching was accomplished by use of an item that was either inherently dangerous or used in a dangerous fashion The dangerous weapon was a firearm The defendant intended to kill the victim

Correct Answer:

The defendant touched the victim, however slightly, and the touching was accomplished by use of an item that was either inherently dangerous or used in a dangerous fashion

Question 5

Under MGL c.265, §13D, assault and battery on a police officer requires which additional element beyond simple assault and battery?

The victim must have been on duty and the defendant must have known the victim was a police officer engaged in the performance of duty The officer must be in uniform The officer must have been injured The defendant must have used a weapon

Correct Answer:

The victim must have been on duty and the defendant must have known the victim was a police officer engaged in the performance of duty

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