Bob Is Out Hunting on the First Day of Deer

question 77

Multiple Choice

Bob is out hunting on the first day of deer season.He has never been hunting before and is anxious to shoot a deer.Shortly after climbing into his deer stand,Bob hears a rustling in the woods.Figuring that it must be a deer,he fires his rifle in the direction of the sound.The noise stops.He climbs down from the stand to investigate and discovers not a dead deer but a dead person; he has mistakenly shot and killed another hunter! The most serious offense,if any,Bob has committed is:

• A)no offense because the death was an accident.
• B)murder.
• C)capital murder.
• D)manslaughter.

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Definitions:

Universality

The ability to be applied or relevant in all cases, or the notion that certain concepts hold true across all cultures and situations.

Schizophrenia

A psychological condition marked by unusual conduct, peculiar speech, and a diminished capacity to grasp reality.

Waxy Flexibility

A state wherein a person’s limbs and posture can be “moulded” into different positions as if the person were made of wax. Occasionally seen in schizophrenia.

Catatonic Posturing

A symptom of certain mental conditions where a person maintains unusual, fixed body positions for a long time.