1 st degree murder Murder that is premeditated and willful It
is planned Intent to murder can be shown Purposely Unjustifiable
killing Malice aforethought
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1 st example Plot to kill husband Wait for his return home
shoot him in kitchen Break lock at kitchen door Ransack the house
to look like robbery Leave without incident to return later
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2 nd degree murder Murder without premeditation Recklessly
accidental Responsible for death due to actions In heat of argument
Perceived defense Crime of passion
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2 nd Argument among group of people One punches another The
first person takes out a knife Second takes out a knife A knife
fight ends in one stabbed and dead NO premeditated intent to
kill
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Manslaughter: unlawful killing without malice resulting from
the failure to perform a legal duty expressly required to safeguard
human life, from the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to
a felony, or from the commission of a lawful act involving a risk
of injury or death that is done in an unlawful, reckless, or
grossly negligent manner Taken from FINDLAW legal dictionary
online
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Voluntary Manslaughter Voluntary; responsible in part for act
of death; negligent, driving drunk Example: fight a person falls
from a blow by or shove and dies Driving too fast.. Kill a
pedestrian
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Involuntary Manslaughter Involuntary; less negligent but death
occurs Commission of cause but may be accidental Examples; driving
at speed limit a person darts out and is killed Leave child playing
and child leans out open window and falls through screen and
dies
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*Variations of Manslaughter Charges Vary greatly from state to
state and in differing jurisdictions Some cases that are murder
cases are plead to manslaughter cases for conviction Some
accidental deaths are NOT cause for manslaughter charges to be
incurred
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FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, National law enforcement
agency Serial murder, kidnapping under auspices since 1930s Started
with Lindbergh kidnapping Perpetrators cross jurisdictional
lines/state lines Will cooperate and assist local/state law enf to
apprehend SK
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Insanity A legal term which means; A person is unaware or
unable to understand what they have done/ what actions may have
caused a legal issue to arise and /or with what they are charged
legally A person is unable to aid in their own defense
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Capital Murder Death penalty legal in 33 states including
military and govt Not legal in NJ -17 states do not have including
Wash D.C. Person charged with murder with prosecutors intent or no
intent to seek death penalty prior to trial Jury decides on dp if
jury trial (or judge) LAW provides dp or removes from books-can
change with will of people and legislative votes
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/states-and-without- death-penalty
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/states-and-without-
death-penalty
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Neurosis (rarely used today) refers to a person with emotional
upsets, excessive anxiety, unhealthy responses to stressful
stimuli, such as moodiness, jealousy, anger, guilt and
depression
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Psychosis refers to an abnormal condition of the mind, and is a
generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as
involving a "loss of contact with reality". People suffering from
psychosis are described as psychotic.psychiatricreality
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Psychosis is given to the more severe forms of psychiatric
disorder, during which hallucinations and delusions and impaired
insight may occur. [2]hallucinationsdelusionsinsight [2] From
wikipedia Gelder, Michael (2005). "Psychiatry", P. 12. Oxford
University Press Inc., New York. ISBN 978-0-19-852863ISBN
978-0-19-852863