Which of the Following Statements Is INCORRECT

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

• A)The common law held that to convict a defendant of homicide, not more than a year and a day could intervene from the defendant's criminal act to the death of the victim.
• B)Either by statute or judicial decision the vast majority of states have now abolished the one year and a day rule.
• C)The U.S.Supreme Court held that the Tennessee Supreme Court could not retroactively abolish the "one year and a day" rule.
• D)In this age of advancing medical technology, the "one year and a day" rule has little relevance.

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Definitions:

Critical Flicker Fusion

The frequency at which an intermittent light stimulus appears to be completely steady to the average human observer.

16 Fps

A frame rate of 16 frames per second, commonly used in early silent films to create motion.

24 Fps

The standard frame rate for cinema, making up the number of individual frames or images displayed per second in a film.

Persistence of Vision

This is the phenomenon where the human eye retains an image for a brief moment after its source has been removed, foundational to the illusion of motion in film.