A Superseding Cause Is an Act That

question 361

Multiple Choice

A superseding cause is an act that:

• A) happens just before the act that causes harm to the victim
• B) makes the causal connection between a person's act and the resulting harm to another
• C) causes a person to commit the act that results in harm to another
• D) all of the other specific choices
• E) none of the other specific choices

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