What state of mens rea would you assign to the following criminal acts under the Model Penal Code? a. A and B quarrel, A goes home and gets his gun, returns, and shoots and kills B. b. A is on the porch cleaning his gun; it discharges and kills his neighbor, B. c. A and B quarrel. In the middle of the scuffle, A pulls out a pistol and points it at B. The gun discharges and kills B. d. A is on the back porch practicing quick draws with a loaded pistol. B walks by. A's gun discharges, killing B.

What will be an ideal response?


a. purposely, b. negligently, c. knowingly, d. recklessly

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