The Homicide Chart

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The Homicide Chart
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Homicide Divisions

• Murder (malice)
• Manslaughter
• . . . in descending order of severity

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Murder, most foul

• Capital Murder
• Heinous, atrocious and cruel or torture,
  etc.
• First Degree
• Premeditation, or Felony Murder
• Second Degree
• Intent to kill, Intent to Inflict Grievous
  Bodily Injury
• Depraved heart (extreme recklessness)
• Second-degree felony murder

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If not murder, then maybe . . . Manslaughter

• Voluntary Manslaughter
• Heat of passion killings (after provocation)
• Imperfect (unreasonable but honest)
  self-defense
• Involuntary Manslaughter
• Recklessness
• Negligence
• Misdemeanor-manslaughter
• Vehicular Homicide

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Other Killings

• Wrongful Death tort suit
• No legal consequences