Questions and Answers
What is the definition of justifiable homicide?
Sanctioned by the law
What distinguishes murder in the first degree from murder in the second degree?
Premeditation and deliberation
What is the defining characteristic of felony murder?
Intention to commit another felony
What distinguishes voluntary manslaughter from involuntary manslaughter?
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What is the most serious form of murder among the categories mentioned?
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Study Notes
Homicide Definitions
- Justifiable homicide: a killing that is justified or excusable, such as in self-defense or to protect others.
Degrees of Murder
- Murder in the first degree: typically involves premeditation, deliberation, or extreme cruelty, and often carries a harsher penalty.
- Murder in the second degree: lacks the elements of premeditation or deliberation, and may be seen as a crime of passion or impulsive act.
Felony Murder
- Defining characteristic: a killing that occurs during the commission of a dangerous felony, such as robbery, burglary, or arson.
Types of Manslaughter
- Voluntary manslaughter: an intentional killing that is committed in the heat of passion or under adequate provocation.
- Involuntary manslaughter: an unlawful killing that occurs due to reckless or negligent behavior, but without intent to harm.
Categories of Murder
- The most serious form of murder: murder in the first degree, which carries the most severe penalties and is considered the most culpable.
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