Under the Texas Penal Code,a Person Who Fails to Act

question 44

Multiple Choice

Under the Texas Penal Code,a person who fails to act under particular circumstances commits a criminal offense only if:

• A)he could have acted without potential harm to himself.
• B)an existing law required him to act under those circumstances.
• C)his failure to act results in personal injury or death to another.
• D)the reasonable man would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.

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