Abortion sniper asks for mercy
Abortion sniper asks for mercy
Anti-abortion extremist James Kopp stood trial on a charge prosecutors hope will keep him jailed forever, even though the convicted killer is already serving a life sentence for the sniper slaying of an abortion provider. ... more
Degrees of Criminal Charges Involving Killing
There are varying degrees of criminal charges that can be put against you in the event that you kill someone. These different degrees can range from murder in the first degree down to manslaughter. If you are being charged with killing someone, it is important to know the differences between these different levels of killing, and the penalties that accompany them.
The most serious and harshly penalized form of killing another person is murder in the first degree. This is a premeditated killing that involves a state of mind known as malice. Malice is very basically defined as intent to kill.
The necessary aspects of the crime that make it first degree murder are premeditation and the state of mind of the killer. If one of these two things is missing, the crime cannot be considered murder in the first degree. However, it is possible to be charged with first degree murder without killing another person. If there are multiple people committing a felony and one of them dies, the others can be charged with murder in the first degree. This is an exception to the rule aforementioned.
One step below murder in the first degree is murder in the second degree. Second degree murder is the charge put against the killer if ... more
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