Criminal Law, 2011 Bar — Question 67

MULTIPLE CHOICE

X inflicted serious injuries on Y. Because of delay in providing medical treatment to Y, he died. Is X criminally liable for the death of Y? (A) Yes because the delay did not break the causal connection between X's felonious act and the injuries sustained by Y. (B) Yes because any intervening cause between the infliction of injury and death is immaterial. (C) No because the infliction of injury was not the immediate cause of the death. (D) No because the delay in the administration of the medical treatment was an intervening cause.

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