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Late One Night Neal Is Awakened by a Noise

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Late one night Neal is awakened by a noise.He looks out his bedroom window and observes someone removing tools from the bed of his pickup truck.Neal retrieves his pistol and goes outside.He sneaks up on the would-be thief and says,"Move and you're a dead man." The individual,James,turns about and sees the pistol pointed at him.He immediately grabs for the pistol and a struggle ensues.James disarms Neal.For a moment he points the gun at Neal but then throws it as far away as possible and flees with Neal's toolbox under his arm.Neal decides to call 9-1-1 instead of giving chase.Neal tells the responding officer,"For a moment I thought I was going to be the dead man." The most serious offense James has committed is:


A) aggravated robbery because he exhibited a deadly weapon during the commission of a robbery.
B) robbery because he assaulted Neal while trying to steal from the pick-up truck.
C) robbery,not aggravated robbery,because the pistol belonged to Neal,not James.
D) attempted robbery because Neal interrupted the incident.

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