KIDNAPPING, UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT, AND SMUGGLING OF PERSONS

Question 0

KIDNAPPING. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly _____ another person.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the _____ degree.

Answer 0

abducts; third

Question 1

UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly restrains another person.
(c) An offense under this section is a _____, except that the offense is:
(1) a _____ if the person restrained was a child younger than 17 years of age; or
(2) a felony of the _____ degree if:
(A) the actor recklessly exposes the victim to a substantial risk of serious bodily injury;
(B) the actor restrains an individual the actor knows is a public servant while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of official power or performance of an official duty as a public servant; or
(C) the actor while in custody restrains any other person.

Answer 1

Class A misdemeanor; state jail felony; third

Question 2

AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly _____ another person with the intent to:

(1) hold him for ransom or reward;
(2) use him as a shield or hostage;
(3) facilitate the commission of a felony or the flight after the attempt or commission of a felony;
(4) inflict bodily injury on him or violate or abuse him sexually;
(5) terrorize him or a third person; or
(6) interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly _____ another person and uses or exhibits a _____ during the commission of the offense.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a felony of the _____ degree.
(d) At the punishment stage of a trial, the defendant may raise the issue as to whether he voluntarily released the victim in a _____. If the defendant proves the issue in the affirmative by a preponderance of the evidence, the offense is a felony of the _____ degree.

Answer 2

abducts; abducts; deadly weapon; first; safe place; second

Question 3

SMUGGLING OF PERSONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person _____ uses a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft to transport an individual with the intent to:

(1) conceal the individual from a peace officer or special investigator; or
(2) flee from a person the actor knows is a peace officer or special investigator attempting to lawfully arrest or detain the actor.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a _____.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the _____ degree if the actor commits the offense:
(1) for pecuniary benefit; or
(2) in a manner that creates a substantial likelihood that the transported individual will suffer serious bodily injury or death.

Answer 3

intentionally; state jail felony; third