FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE MURDER IN THE USA
Murders of the first, second and third degree
What are the differences?
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 the United States where someone did not even kill anyone, but was guilty of murder in the first degree by association; their partner killed someone, but due to the circumstances of the incident in which someone lost their life, they have been charged with the same crime as the one who committed the murder.
Murder in the first degree is a first degree murder and a homicide that occurred during the process of a felony such as robbery.
Jennifer Mee’s case is a perfect example of a premeditated felony that resulted in death.
In his case, the murder was the result of the crime.
She made an appointment with a young man with the intention of robbing him. Her two male friends carried out the robbery with fatal consequences.
None of the trio had intended to kill the victim, but it was a robbery gone wrong.
The murder was not premeditated, but the robbery was.
Can anyone explain to me how Jennifer planned to kill her victim?
I think a smart prosecution attorney can convince a jury that he is guilty, but I don’t know how.
Murder in the second degree is murder that is not premeditated or murder caused by disrespect for human life on the part of the offender.
Third degree murder, also called manslaughter, is an unplanned, unintentional murder that is not part of another felony.
Murder in the third degree can be involuntary or voluntary.
A case of involuntary murder is when you kill someone by accident.
A voluntary murder can be when you hit someone by killing them.
Jennifer’s case fell into the first grade category, but there are two questions that are difficult to find an answer to and they are:
1 Why did Jennifer’s attorney advise her to defend the charge instead of agreeing to a plea deal when there is no question that she fixed all of this?
2 What justification is there for me to receive a life sentence without parole?
Imagine this; a drunk driver kills someone, so you should not be charged with first degree murder, as you committed a felony that resulted in death. His crime was driving under the influence of alcohol or someone assaulted another person and the victim dies. The assault was a felony, therefore it is unreasonable according to the law that people who commit a felony resulting in death are guilty of murder in the first degree.
That’s something to think about.
All this shows how little empathy the system has for people.
Some people will say, “Your actions caused the death of someone else, so you have to pay for this.”
The justice system should be based on justice and not retribution, but this is not always the case and Jennifer’s case is a perfect example.
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