In determining causation in a criminal case, what usually breaks the link between the accused's conduct and the prohibited result?
Correct answer: D. An independent intervening act that is not reasonably foreseeable
- A. A normal reaction by the victim
- B. A delay between the act and the result
- C. The accused's failure to confess
- D. An independent intervening act that is not reasonably foreseeable
Explanation
Criminal causation generally requires the accused's conduct to remain an effective cause of the result. An independent and unforeseeable intervening act may break the chain, while delay or refusal to confess does not do so by itself.
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