Carlos has lost his job and his wife has left him. He is despondent and angry at the world. After drinking a bottle of tequila, Carlos obtains a rifle and goes to the local shopping mall. He begins shooting randomly at the shoppers

After ten shots he runs out of ammunition and is subdued by a security guard. Several persons have been injured by his gunshots but only one, a 50-year-old woman, dies from the wounds. Under Texas law, the most serious offense Carlos has committed:
A) manslaughter. B) criminally negligent homicide.
C) murder. D) capital murder.


C

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