Carl asks Sam if he can borrow Sam's shotgun to go hunting. Sam agrees to loan the weapon to Carl. The next day, however, instead of going hunting, Carl uses the shotgun to commit an armed robbery of a liquor store
As to Sam's criminal liability it is correct to say that:
A) Sam is criminally responsible for the robbery because he knowingly provided Carl the shotgun.
B) Sam is criminally responsible for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon but not robbery because he could have foreseen Carl committing an aggravated assault but not a robbery.
C) Sam has no criminal responsibility because he did not intentionally assist Carl in committing the robbery.
D) Sam is criminally responsible for Carl's robbery because everyone knows that a shotgun is a deadly weapon and could be used to rob another person.
C
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