With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". of provocation overwhelmingly rebuts any suggestion that he killed Bissonette with malice aforethought. An imperfect self-defense involves the defendant’s unreasonable use of deadly force to thwart an assault. Rinehart v. Brewer, 561 F.2d 126, 132 (8th Cir.1977). This may be proven by evidence that: (1) the defendant unreasonably but truly believed that deadly force was necessary to defend himself, or (2) the defendant inadvertently caused the victim’s death while defending himself in a criminally negligent manner. See, e.g., United States v. Anderson, 201 F.3d 1145, 1151 (9th Cir.2001) (explaining differing theories of imperfect self-defense claims); United States v. Manuel, 706 F.2d 908, 915 (9th Cir.1983) (same); see also United States v. Brown, 287 F.3d 965, 975 (10th Cir.2002) (<HOLDING>). A defendant who proves an imperfect

A: holding that defendant properly raised selfdefense but passing on the applicable burden of proof for establishing selfdefense in a voluntary manslaughter prosecution in the virgin islands
B: recognizing that a defendant may commit involuntary manslaughter if he acts in selfdefense but is criminally negligent in doing so
C: holding that when selfdefense is carried out with excessive force a defendant would be guilty of manslaughter
D: holding that both involuntary manslaughter and selfdefense instructions are proper when there is evidence that the killing was accidental
B.