A Defendant Who Commits a Crime Is Responsible for the Natural

question 4

Multiple Choice

A defendant who commits a crime is responsible for the natural and probable consequences of that act but the chain of causation will be broken by:

• A) An intervening act by a co-defendant acting in concert with D.
• B) An intervening act which is voluntary and independent of D's original act eg: self-injection in a drug supply case.
• C) Medical negligence
• D) Actions of the victim

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