Question

After drinking at his favorite bar all day long and becoming very intoxicated, the defendant pulled out a gun to reenact a scene from a movie he had seen the other day. Pointing his gun at a bystander, he slurred a line from the movie and pulled the trigger. He was shocked to see the bystander fall down dead with a bullet in him. Due to his intoxicated state, the defendant cannot remember pulling out or firing the gun.A state statute defines all murders as second degree murders unless deliberation and premeditation can be shown, in which case the crime is elevated to first degree murder.The crimes below are listed in descending order of seriousness.What is the most serious crime of which the defendant may be convicted?A First degree murder.B Second degree murder.C Manslaughter.D No crime.

Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is B Second degree murder.

Step-by-step explanation:

Second degree murder is a crime in which premeditation and deliberation are not shown.