Which one of the following statements about the law of homicide is INCORRECT?
A) At common law, murder was defined as the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought.
B) In a homicide case where the defendant pleads not guilty, it is necessary for the prosecution to establish the corpus delicti.
C) A police officer who kills a fleeing felon is an example of an excusable homicide.
D) Second-degree murder is frequently defined by statute as the unlawful killing of a human being by outrageous conduct of the perpetrator or where the perpetrator's acts evince a depraved mind.
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