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3. Jane was walking home when a man came out of an alley across the street and started firing a gun at
her. She ran away and was not injured. Can the man be charged with a crime against a person? Why or
why not?
Yes, because even though Jane was unharmed, there was an attempt to cause bodily harm.
o IN COURSE OF DUTY
o SELF- DEFENSE
7. When the crime of parricide is committed and only the mother is killed, this crime is called:
c. Matricide
B. Adolescents use firearms more often in committing the crime of parricide than adults.
C.Sons suffer from the mental illness schizophrenia more so than daughters when committing the crime
of parricide.
Parricide is a Latin phrase meaning the homicide of one's parents or another close relative within the
family.