If an accomplice premeditates the murder of another person, but the principal who does the actual killing never forms the mens rea required (malice), which of the following is true?
A. The principal will be charged with a more serious degree of homicide because she did the actual killing
B. Both will be charged with the same degree of homicide
C. The accomplice will be charged with murder, but the principal will not since he did form the requisite mens rea
D. The accomplice may be charged with a more serious degree of homicide than the principal
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