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A defendant fires a gun into a crowd intending to kill one specific person but instead kills a bystander. Under the doctrine of transferred intent in criminal law, the defendant is:

Guilty only of attempted murder of the intended victim Guilty of the murder of the bystander, because the intent transfers from the intended to the actual victim Not guilty of any homicide because he did not intend to kill the bystander Guilty only of involuntary manslaughter

Correct Answer:

Guilty of the murder of the bystander, because the intent transfers from the intended to the actual victim

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