At common law, it was
A. irrebuttably presumed that a person under the age of 14 was incapable of criminal conduct.
B. irrebuttably presumed that a person under the age of seven was incapable of criminal conduct.
C. rebuttably presumed that a person under the age of seven was incapable of criminal conduct.
D. rebuttably presumed that all minors were incapable of criminal conduct.
Answer: B
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