Joe robs a bank with a gun. While exiting the bank a customer grabs him from behind and attempts to take the gun from him. The gun fires and kills the customer.
-Which of the following limitations apply to the crime Joe committed?

Question

Joe robs a bank with a gun. While exiting the bank a customer grabs him from behind and attempts to take the gun from him. The gun fires and kills the customer.
-​Which of the following limitations apply to the crime Joe committed?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

All of the limitations mentioned in the answer options apply to the crime. 
A) The limitation regarding the crime the rule applies to includes the fact that the predicate crime committed (bank robbery) is legally distinct from the homicide. 
B) The limitation on the time period that commission of the predicate crime includes applies here, as the death occurred during the commission of the crime. 
C) The underlying crime has to be independent of the death, meaning that the criminal act cannot be such that a homicide is an essential element of the primary offense. In this case, the murder of the customer was not an essential element of the bank robbery.

Joe Robs a Bank with a Gun