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Facts: A, a bank robber, enters a bank with a pistol and, in the course of the robbery, fires a single shot that kills the bank manager and injures a bystander; he escapes with the cash. He is charged with robbery, murder, and physical injuries. (a) Does one act qualify as a complex crime under the doctrine of special complex or composite crimes? If yes, identify the complex formed. (b) What is the proper penalty when a complex crime is involved? (c) How should the court treat the separate offenses charged under these facts?