Homicide refers to the act of ending someone's life, and it is typically used as a legal term. Homicide can be either lawful or unlawful, depending on the circumstances surrounding the incident. For instance, killing someone in self-defense or as part of a lawful execution is considered ...
What is Reckless Homicide? Discussion Comments ByPhaedrus— On Aug 01, 2014 I read the crime reports in my local newspaper every morning, and sometimes there will be a double homicide, mostly because of drug deals gone wrong or a fight that got out of hand. There was one case where an ...
Vehicular Manslaughter:If you need state-specific advice on vehicular homicide, we recommend going through state hit and run laws here. This type of manslaughter occurs when a person’s death is a result of a drivers gross negligence. Examples include driving under the influence, falling asleep a...
HomicideMental disordersPenaltyThere are many views and studies as to the motive, manner, and victim of homicide, which is one of the severest forms of violence. The case presented here is that of a man who was strangled with a nylon ligature by his prison cellmate who later stabbed his ...
This study investigated the influence of defendant sex, sexual orientation, and participant sex on perceptions of a crime-of-passion. An online sample of 458 individuals read a scenario describing a homicide and provided judgments of verdict, sentence length, legal elements, and sexism. We hypothe...
Mutsy- There are exceptions to this rule. If the charges involve domestic violence, arson, battery, homicide, child abuse, drug related offenses, child pornography, child molestation or lewd acts in front of a minor, stalking, manslaughter and kidnapping are just some of the many crimes not ...
A class B felony is considered less serious than a class A felony, but still carries a lengthy jail sentence. Class B felonies typically include crimes against a person or possession of illegal items, such as: first-degree reckless homicide, manslaughter, aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping in...
Negligence per se is a legal doctrine that is applied in situations in which a violation of the law is automatically negligent...
A homicide does not have to be premeditated to receive the charge of murder. However, most states do reserve first-degree murder for premeditated murders. In other cases where premeditation cannot be proven, but there is strong evidence of malice and intent to harm, second-degree murder may ...
Negligence is a concept found in both criminal and tort, or civil, law. The concept of negligence relates to the common law belief, developed in judicial cases over hundreds of years, that every individual owes a duty to other individuals. Breach of that duty is a legal lapse that is puni...