Multiple Choice
George learns that Randy has been secretly having sexual relations with his wife Kate.George grabs his pistol,gets in his car,and drives to Randy's house intending to shoot Randy.Randy,who is sitting on his front porch,sees George exit his car with pistol in hand.Fearing the worst,Randy jumps off the porch in an effort to escape.However,Randy hits the ground awkwardly and breaks his ankle.Meanwhile,George,seeing Randy writhing in pain,changes his mind and returns home.In this instance:
A) George has criminal responsibility for Randy's injury because his motive was to hurt or kill Randy.
B) George is criminally responsible for Randy's injury because but for George's conduct,Randy would not have broken his ankle.
C) George is not criminally responsible for Randy's injury because an intervening cause (jumping from the porch) ,not George's conduct,produced the injury.
D) George is criminally responsible for Randy's injury due to the doctrine of transferred intent.
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