Question: A hates B, and B hates A. One day A is driving down the road and witnesses a fiery car accident. A gets out of

A hates B, and B hates A. One day A is driving down the road and witnesses a fiery car accident. A gets out of his car and rushes towards the accident scene with a fire extinguisher. As he gets closer to the accident, A notices the driver of the vehicle is trapped inside as flames begin to engulf the vehicle. About 10 feet from the accident scene, A realizes the driver is B. A immediately stops, puts the fire extinguisher down and begins to laugh. As A laughs, flames overwhelm B, and he dies. A is charged with a crime, the basis of which is that he allowed B to die. Under the criminal element of actus reus, is A guilty of a crime

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