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the court submits both charges of assault - harm and assault - fear to …

Question

the court submits both charges of assault - harm and assault - fear to the jury. the judge then instructs the jury that donalds defense of voluntary intoxication applies to the charge of assault - fear, but does not apply to the charge of assault - harm. as a juror, you would find donald guilty of both charges because both were submitted to the jury, and if he meant to cause harm, he must have meant to cause fear of harm as well. as a juror, you would find donald guilty of the assault - fear charge but not assault - harm, as his defense does not apply to the latter according to the judges instructions to the jury.

Explanation:

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The judge instructed that voluntary intoxication defense applies only to assault - fear charge, not to assault - harm. Jurors follow judge's legal instructions in making a verdict.

Answer:

B. As a juror, you would find Donald guilty of the assault - fear charge but not assault - harm, as his defense does not apply to the latter according to the judge's instructions to the jury.