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Fire Technology (FT) 152 Legal Aspects Of Emergency Services Practice Test

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Under the Model Penal Code definitions, the state of mind of a person who knows to a substantial certainty that a certain outcome would follow from his or her act, even if the person did not intend or desire it, is
Correct Answer:
Knowingly
Explanation:
Knowingly reflects being aware that the result is practically certain to follow from your act, even if you don’t intend or desire it. The description here matches that standard precisely: you know, to a substantial certainty, that the outcome will occur because of your conduct. Purposely would require an objective to bring about the result, which isn’t stated. Recklessly involves a substantial risk of the outcome, not certainty. Negligently involves a failure to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk. So the best fit is knowingly. For example, if someone acts with the knowledge that death is virtually certain to follow, they’re acting knowingly.

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