Murder in 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 degrees?
I decided to do some research because there are cases in the United States where someone didn’t even kill anyone but was guilty of first degree murder by association; His 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 actual murder.
First-degree murder is premeditated murder and murder that occurred in the process of a serious crime, 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 a result of the felony.
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 three had intended to kill the victim, but it was a robbery gone wrong.
The murder was not premeditated but the robbery was.
Can someone explain to me how Jennifer planned to kill her victim?
I think a smart attorney for Alec for the prosecution can convince a jury that he’s guilty, but I don’t know how.
Second degree murder is murder that is not premeditated or murder caused by the offender’s lack of respect for human life.
Third degree murder, also called manslaughter, is an unplanned and involuntary murder that is not part of another felony.
The killing in a third degree murder can be involuntary or voluntary.
A case of involuntary murder is when you kill someone by accident.
A willful killing can be when you hit someone to death.
Jennifer’s case fell into the first degree category, but there are two questions for which it is difficult to find an answer and they are:
1 Why did Jennifer’s attorney advise her to plead the case instead of taking a plea deal when there is no doubt that she set this whole thing up?
2 What justification is there for her to receive a life sentence without parole?
Imagine this; a drunk driver kills someone, so he shouldn’t be charged with first degree murder since he committed a felony that resulted in death. His felony was driving under the influence or someone assaults another person and the victim dies. Assault was the felony, so isn’t it reasonable that according to the law, which says that people who commit a felony resulting in death are guilty of first degree murder?
That’s something to think about.
All this shows you how little empathy the system has with people.
Some people will say, “Your actions caused someone else’s death, therefore he/she has to pay for this.”
The justice system should be based on fairness and not retribution, but this is by no means always the case and Jennifer’s case is a perfect example.