Brad comes home early from work. He discovers his wife Patricia in bed having sex with Ted, the pizza delivery boy. Enraged, Brad takes a pistol from the nightstand drawer and chases Ted down the street, shooting at him

The third shot hits Ted in the back. He dies immediately. Under Texas law, Brad has committed:
A) manslaughter because it is reckless to shoot a gun down a residential street.
B) murder, felony of the second degree, because Brad was under the immediate influence of sudden passion from adequate cause when he killed Ted.
C) murder, felony of the first degree, because Brad fired multiple shots before causing Ted's death.
D) no offense because he was justified in killing his wife's lover.


B

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