Texas Penal Code Practice

What is the specific action involved in the offense of Kidnapping according to the Texas Penal Code?

1. Abducts another

2. Agrees with 1 or more to engage in conduct

3. Requests, commands, or attempts to induce another

4. Restraint of an individual without intent to gratify

The correct answer is: Abducts another

In the offense of Kidnapping under the Texas Penal Code, the specific action involved is when a person "abducts another." This means that the person unlawfully restrains another individual with the intent to prevent their liberation by secreting or holding them in a place where they are unlikely to be found or using or threatening to use deadly force. The other options are not correct because they do not accurately describe the specific action that constitutes the offense of Kidnapping under the Texas Penal Code: - Option B, "Agrees with 1 or more to engage in conduct," does not pertain to the physical act of restraining or moving someone against their will, which is essential in defining the offense of Kidnapping. - Option C, "Requests, commands, or attempts to induce another," does not involve the actual act of physically moving or restraining an individual, which is the key element of Kidnapping. - Option D, "Restraint of an individual without intent to gratify," is not specific enough as it does not encompass the intent to prevent the liberation of the individual or the element of unlawfully holding someone against their will that defines Kidnapping.