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Jeremy Jones is learning disabled. Ruth Less attacks him one day with a baseball bat calling him a "retard". If a jury decides Ms. Less' actions were motivated by her prejudice against mentally challenged people, what would be the most likely result?


A) She would be convicted of assault and receive the appropriate sentence for assault.
B) She would be put on probation and given sensitivity training so she would be nicer to mentally challenged people in the future.
C) She would be convicted of a hate crime and have her sentence enhanced beyond what it would be simply for an assault.
D) She would be given the death penalty for committing a hate crime.
E) None of the Above.

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