Crimes against the person

Question 1

What is homicide?

Answer 1

Unlawful killing of another person

Question 2

What is murder?

Answer 2

homicide w/ malice

Question 3

What is manslaughter?

Answer 3

homicide w/o malice

Question 4

What are the 4 ways to commit murder?

Answer 4

(1) Intent to kill
(2) Intent to inflict serious bodily injury
(3) Depraved heart murder
(4) Felony murder

Question 5

What is murder by intent to kill?

Answer 5

Premeditated, specific intent

Question 6

What is murder by intent to inflict serious bodily harm?

Answer 6

No specific intent to kill, just really want to hurt someone

Question 7

What is depraved heart murder?

Answer 7

Reckless disregard for human life (you know/should’ve known death could occur and you acted anyway. Look for people present.

Question 8

What is felony murder?

Answer 8

Death occurs while committing a dangerous felony. Death must be a foreseeable outgrowth of the felony. Felony starts when D could be convicted of attempt and ends when D has reached a place of temporary safety.

Question 9

What felonies qualify for the felony murder rule?

Answer 9

Burglary, arson, rape, robbery, kidnapping

Question 10

What is co-felon liability in felony murder?

Answer 10

Liability is limited to the killing by a co-felon

Question 11

What is the redline exception?

Answer 11

In a felony murder, when police or a victim kills a co-felon

Question 12

What is voluntary manslaughter?

Answer 12

Intentional killing mitigated by adequate provocation/heat of passion

Question 13

What is involuntary manslaughter?

Answer 13

Unintentional killing resulting from unjustified risk creation (recklessness or gross negligence) that isn’t sufficient to rise to the level of implied malice. Look for no people present

Question 14

What is misdemeanor manslaughter?

Answer 14

Unintentional killing that occurs during the commission or attempted commission of malum in se misdemeanor or a non-BARRK felony