<Dl> <Dd> A court or jury, in determining whether a person has committed an offense, <Dl> <Dd> (a) shall not be bound in law to infer that he intended or foresaw a result of his actions by reasons only of its being a natural and probable consequence of those actions; but </Dd> <Dd> (b) shall decide whether he did intend or foresee that result by reference to all the evidence, drawing such inferences from the evidence as appear proper in the circumstances . </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> A court or jury, in determining whether a person has committed an offense, <Dl> <Dd> (a) shall not be bound in law to infer that he intended or foresaw a result of his actions by reasons only of its being a natural and probable consequence of those actions; but </Dd> <Dd> (b) shall decide whether he did intend or foresee that result by reference to all the evidence, drawing such inferences from the evidence as appear proper in the circumstances . </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> <Dl> <Dd> (a) shall not be bound in law to infer that he intended or foresaw a result of his actions by reasons only of its being a natural and probable consequence of those actions; but </Dd> <Dd> (b) shall decide whether he did intend or foresee that result by reference to all the evidence, drawing such inferences from the evidence as appear proper in the circumstances . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> (a) shall not be bound in law to infer that he intended or foresaw a result of his actions by reasons only of its being a natural and probable consequence of those actions; but </Dd>

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