Which of the following was not one of the assumptions made by the English common law concerning age and criminal responsibility?
A) Offenders aged 14 or older were assumed to be responsible for their acts and deserving of punishment.
B) Children under the age of 7 were presumed to be incapable of holding criminal intent.
C) Children aged 10 and older were not held responsible as long as they could prove they could not distinguish between right and wrong.
D) Children between the ages of 7 and 14 were not held responsible unless the state could prove they could distinguish between right and wrong.
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