This doctrine holds that if the defendant shoots or strikes at A, intending to wound or kill him, and unforeseeably hits B instead, he is guilty of the originally intended crime.
A) strict intent
B) general intent
C) specific intent
D) transferred intent

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This is an example of the doctrine of transferred intent, where the intent to harm one person is transferred to another unintended victim. Therefore, the defendant can still be charged with the originally intended crime even if they hit someone else.

This Doctrine Holds That If the Defendant Shoots or Strikes