Bill and Ted, two 17-year-olds, are driving about on Halloween night. For entertainment they decide to play a game of "mailbox baseball." As Bill drives the car down a rural road, Ted swings a baseball bat at the mailboxes
Ted goes four for five in his efforts to hit the boxes. The ones he does strike are damaged beyond repair. A resident hears the commotion and is able to record the vehicle license number. She calls the sheriff who ultimately identifies Bill and Ted as the ones responsible for the destroyed mailboxes. Which of the following statements is correct regarding this incident?
A) Bill and Ted have committed felony criminal mischief because destroying any mailbox is a felony offense.
B) Bill and Ted have violated no provision of the Texas Penal Code; destroying mailboxes is exclusively a federal violation.
C) The value of the damaged mailboxes can be aggregated to determine the penalty level of Bill and Ted's acts of criminal mischief.
D) Ted has committed four acts of criminal vandalism and one act of attempted criminal vandalism.
C
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