Question 33(1 point)

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A pedestrian was walking past an alley when he noticed a man pointing a gun at a woman and yelling at her to remove her clothes and that he was going to kill her. The pedestrian, a martial arts expert who was very concerned for the woman's life, snuck up behind the man, and put him in a chokehold, causing him to drop his gun. The chokehold broke the man's neck, killing him. The woman thanked the pedestrian, then reached into her shirt to detonate a car bomb nearby, which killed five of the man's co-workers. It was later determined that the woman was holding the co-workers hostage and demanding a ransom from the man when the pedestrian killed him. If the pedestrian is charged with murder, and the jurisdiction applies all applicable majority approaches, will he have an adequate defense?

Question 33 options:

A)

Yes, because a chokehold is generally not considered lethal force.

B)

Yes, because he reasonably believed that the woman was about to be unlawfully killed by the man.

C)

No, because the woman was the initial aggressor.

D)

No, because the pedestrian did not have a special relationship with the woman.