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Jack Is Attending a Professional Baseball Game

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Jack is attending a professional baseball game.He is sitting in the centerfield bleachers.A member of the visiting team hits a home run.Jack catches the ball.Since the homer was hit by a member of the opposing team,Jack throws the ball back onto the field.Unfortunately,his throw goes wild and the ball strikes Reggie,a peanut vendor who is walking down the aisle.Reggie is knocked unconscious.Emergency medical personnel revive Reggie,who has suffered no permanent injury.Jack has committed:


A) aggravated assault because Reggie was knocked unconscious.
B) deadly conduct because the ball could have seriously hurt Reggie or someone else.
C) aggravated assault because the baseball is a deadly weapon in this situation.
D) no offense because Jack's conduct was at worst negligent.

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