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A asks B to hit C with a stick to teach him a lesson. Instead, B unexpectedly hits C with a heavy iron rod on the head, killing C on the spot. What is A's criminal liability?
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- 1A and B are equally liable for conspiracy to commit murder
- 2A is liable for murder as principal offender
- 3A is not liable for abetting murder, as murder with an iron rod was not a probable consequence of abetting a simple assault with a stick✓
- 4A is liable for abetting murder
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A is not liable for abetting murder, as murder with an iron rod was not a probable consequence of abetting a simple assault with a stick
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