Question

Explain the legal categories of homicide.

Answer 1

Homicide categories include:

Murder and Manslaughter

1st Degree Murder is the killing of another person, with a plan to do so.

2nd Degree Murder is the killing of another person, but without any plan to do so.

Manslaughter is a person who commits the crime but does not intend to kill the victim.

Answer 2

Two different legal categories of homicide are manslaughter and first and second degree murder. The charge manslaughter is for instances where the accused didn't plan the crime.

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