Although the Prosecution Has the Duty to Prove All the Elements

Although the prosecution has the duty to prove all the elements of a charged crime beyond a reasonable doubt, the failure to clearly prove one element of a crime:

A) may be excused as long as there is strong general evidence that the crime occurred and that the defendant was the one who committed it.
B) means that the defendant should be acquitted of the crime accused due to the prosecution's failure to meet its burden of proof.
C) allows the jury to convict for the crime charged but to give a reduced sentence.
D) will still allow a conviction to stand if the defendant did not object to the prosecution's failure to prove the one missing element.