Bruce runs back the odometer on his car to make it appear as if it had fewer miles. Wally buys the car. When he checks back through past sale reports through his state's title office, Wally discovers that the car had fewer miles when Bruce sold it to him than it had when a previous owner sold it to Bruce. In legal terms, in selling the car knowing that he had tempered with the odometer, Bruce is said to have had . A. RogueB. CorpulenceC. ScienterD. WrongnessE. Inattentiveness

C. Scienter.

Explanation:

This explains the level of intent of a defendant. That is exactly what Bruce is portraying in the above scenario; he knows and foresees that it will happen but he continues with his act.

It is denoted that a person intends a consequence when they:

1). foresee that it will happen if their given series of acts or omissions continue, and

2). desire it to happen. The most serious level of culpability, justifying the most serious levels of punishment, is achieved when both these components are actually present in the accused's mind.