Question

a. Walt decides to shoot his Yolanda, whom he blames for all his troubles. As he is driving to her home to carry out the murder, he accidentally hits a jogger who darted out into the road from behind a tree. Stopping immediately, Walt rushes to help the jogger, who is already dead. Assume that Walt was driving at a safe speed and that the collision with the jogger was unavoidable. determine who can be charged with the crime of homicide and the degree of homicide for which he or she should be charged.

Answer 1

Yes, it is a homicide. A homicide is defined as "the killing a person by another person". Walt killed the jogger when he struck the jogger with his moving car. Walt may face anything from no charges (if the jogger did not have the right of way such as jaywalking) to involuntary manslaughter (Walt did not intend to strike and kill the jogger but was at fault).

Answer 2

There is no crime of homicide. Walt had no motive for killing the jogger and this was clearly an accident. Not even reckless driving. Walt stops to help. That's all we know. Did he then leave the scene? That would be a crime. Based on what we're told, there is no homicide. No intent to kill the jogger.

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