Question

select the correct answer. roland, along with a few others, robbed a bank in his neighborhood. while escaping from the bank post the robbery, he accidentally injured one of the bank’s customers. the customer thus got harmed even though he was not involved in the original crime that roland committed. which type of criminal intent can be observed in the given scenario? a. constructive intent b. specific intent c. transferred intent d. general intent

Explanation:

In criminal law, transferred intent (also known as transferred malice) occurs when the intent to harm one person is transferred to another person who is actually harmed. In this scenario, Roland intended to commit the bank robbery (and any associated harmful acts during the escape), and the harm to the bank customer was a result of that intent being transferred from the original target (the bank or its property/security) to the customer.

• Constructive intent usually refers to intent inferred from reckless or negligent behavior, not a transfer of intent.
• Specific intent is the intent to achieve a particular result (like robbing the bank, but not specifically to harm this customer).
• General intent is the intent to engage in the act (like robbing, but again, not about transferring intent to harm another).

So the key here is the transfer of intent from the original criminal act (robbery) to the harm of the customer.

Answer:

C. transferred intent