In Class: Degrees of murder, you are the prosecutor. What do you charge them with?
First degree: killing with the intent to kill. Usually
requires premeditation. Also includes felony murder - an unplanned murder that
occurs during the commission of a felony (example is defendant burglarizes a
house and during the burglary kills the homeowner - no premeditation but
committed during a felony).
Second degree: killing with the intent to do harm but not
the intent to kill. Example - shooting someone in the leg with the intent to
wound but not kill, and the victim bleeds to death.
Third degree: killing that resulted from indifference or
negligence. Usually there must be a legal duty (parent - child), but can also
include crimes like driving drunk and causing a fatal accident.
Bell work: What is murder?Mr. Moore
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