The Prosecution Must Prove Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That the Accused

The prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused was the "but-for" cause of the social harm in order to hold him or her criminally responsible unless

A) there are two independent causes that operate simultaneously,either of which could have caused the result
B) the victim is a possible criminal who was escaping the custody of a citizen's arrest
C) the accused person was not aware that he or she committed a social harm
D) later incidents,not in the accused person's control,led to further harm to the victim