Plagued by neighborhood youths who had been stealing lawn furniture from his back yard, Armando remained awake nightly watching for them. One evening Armando heard noises in his backyard. He yelled out, warning intruders to leave. Receiving no answer, he fired a shotgun filled with nonlethal buckshot into bushes along his back fence where he believed the intruders might be hiding. A six-year-old child was hiding in the bushes and was struck in the eye by some of the pellets, causing loss of sight. If Armando is charged with second-degree assault, which is defined in the jurisdiction as "maliciously causing serious physical injury to another," he is 
not guilty, because the child was trespassing and he was using what he believed was nondeadly force.  not guilty, because he did not intend to kill or to cause serious physical injury.  guilty, because he recklessly caused serious physical injury.  guilty, because there is no privilege to use force against a person who is too young to be criminally responsible. 
Question: Plagued by neighborhood youths who had been stealing lawn furniture from his back yard, Armando remained awake nightly watching for them. One evening Armando heard noises in his backyard. He yelled out, warning intruders to leave. Receiving no answer, he fired a shotgun filled with nonlethal buckshot into bushes along his back fence where he believed the intruders might be hiding. A six-year-old child was hiding in the bushes and was struck in the eye by some of the pellets, causing loss of sight. If Armando is charged with second-degree assault, which is defined in the jurisdiction as "maliciously causing serious physical injury to another," he is 
A. not guilty, because the child was trespassing and he was using what he believed was nondeadly force. 
B. not guilty, because he did not intend to kill or to cause serious physical injury. 
C. guilty, because he recklessly caused serious physical injury. 
D. guilty, because there is no privilege to use force against a person who is too young to be criminally responsible. 
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