The Definitions and Differences Between a Homicide, Murder, or Manslaughter Charge
First Degree Murder is a class one felony punishable by life in prison or, in some instances, death. First degree murder occurs when
an individual, after deliberation and with intent, causes the death of another person or
in commission of a crime such as arson, kidnapping, burglary, sexual assault, any person is killed or
an individual displays extreme indifference to human life and engages in an act which creates a grave risk of death and the individual causes the death of another or
an individual distributes controlled substances on school grounds to someone under 18 and that individual dies as a result of the illegal drugs or
an individual knowingly causes the death of a child under 12 years of age and the individual holds a position of trust with respect to the victim
Second Degree Murder occurs when a person knowingly causes the death of another. It differs from first degree murder in that there is no premeditation and the crimes listed to the first degree murder statue did not occur. Anyone convicted of second degree murder is facing a mandatory sixteen to forty eight years in the department of corrections.
Manslaughter is when a person recklessly causes the death of another person. Manslaughter is a class four felony.
Criminally Negligent Homicide is a class five felony and occurs when a person who causes the death of another with criminal negligence (commits criminally negligent homicide).
These are complex and complicated cases.
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