Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Voluntary manslaughter recognizes that under certain circumstances, a reasonable person will be provoked to lose control and kill.
2. The agency theory of felony murder limits criminal liability to the acts of felons and co-felons.
3. Deterrence is a rationale for the felony murder rule.
4. The Model Penal Code has rejected the common law “born alive” rule.
5. The defense of sudden heat of passion is still available if a reasonable person’s passion would have cooled off between the time of the provocation and the time of the killing.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False

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