Malice Aforethought Is an Element for Second-Degree Murder and While

question 52

Multiple Choice

Malice aforethought is an element for second-degree murder and while there is no one definition,the term malice can arise out of four circumstances.Which of the following is a circumstances that a court has held that a killing is malicious:

• A)if the perpetrator acts without the specific intent to kill
• B)where the perpetrator has the specific intent to inflict serious bodily harm
• C)the act is done with disregard of an unreasonable human risk even if there is not actual intent to kill or injure
• D)a killing occurred in the course of the intentional commission of a misdemeanor

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