It is a hot summer day in Phoenix, Arizona, and Jeff is running errands with his 6-month-old daughter strapped into her carrier in the back seat. Jeff stops at work to grab some…

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It is a hot summer day in Phoenix, Arizona, and Jeff is running errands with

his 6-month-old daughter strapped into her carrier in the back seat. Jeff
stops at work to grab some files and forgets that he's left his daughter in
the car. He is waylaid by coworkers and ends up spending 3 hours at the
office. When Jeff returns to the car, he finds his child unresponsive,
apparently overcome by the heat. The child is pronounced dead at the
hospital. Which crime is Jeff likely to be charged with?
O voluntary manslaughter
O involuntary manslaughter
O second-degree murder
O first-degree murder