Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

a. The common law held that to convict a defendant of homicide, not more than a year and a day could intervene from the defendant's criminal act to the death of the victim.
b. Either by statute or judicial decision the vast majority of states have now abolished the one year and a day rule.
c. The U.S. Supreme Court held that the Tennessee Supreme Court could not retroactively abolish the "one year and a day" rule.
d. In this age of advancing medical technology, the "one year and a day" rule has little relevance.


C

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