FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD DEGREE MURDER IN THE US
By: Robert Alan Stewart [ad_1] First, second, and third degree murders What are the differences? Just what are the differences between the three categories of murder known as first, second, and third degree? I decided to do some research because there are cases in America where someone did not even kill anyone but was guilty […]
All You Need to Know About the Development of the English Felony Murder Rule
By: Leonard Birdsong [ad_1] The common law felony murder rule provides that if a person kills another in doing or attempting to do an act amounting to a felony, the killing is murder. It does not matter whether the death was intended or the product of a reckless disregard for the risk to human life […]
Motive and Opportunity: Are They Necessary to Prove Murder?
By: Blythe J Leszkay [ad_1] When someone is charged with murder, it is often heard that they had “the motive and the opportunity” to commit the crime. The prosecuting attorney may use this argument in court. If the case is reported, the media will undoubtedly echo those words. The defense may argue an absence of […]