Lanky_Pomegranate530@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoLucy Letby will die in prison after receiving 14 whole-life sentencesnews.sky.comexternal-linkmessage-square297fedilinkarrow-up1687arrow-down118
arrow-up1669arrow-down1external-linkLucy Letby will die in prison after receiving 14 whole-life sentencesnews.sky.comLanky_Pomegranate530@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square297fedilink
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThat would not be murder, then. Murder requires premeditation.
minus-square30mag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoPremeditation is only required for first-degree murder.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoDepends on the jurisdiction. Some places call homicide without premeditation “manslaughter”. Colloquially, murder has intent.
minus-square30mag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI agree that it depends on the jurisdiction, but manslaughter is usually unintentionally killing someone. Killing someone intentionally without having planned it is usually still murder.
That would not be murder, then. Murder requires premeditation.
Premeditation is only required for first-degree murder.
Depends on the jurisdiction. Some places call homicide without premeditation “manslaughter”. Colloquially, murder has intent.
I agree that it depends on the jurisdiction, but manslaughter is usually unintentionally killing someone. Killing someone intentionally without having planned it is usually still murder.