Lanky_Pomegranate530@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Lucy Letby will die in prison after receiving 14 whole-life sentencesnews.sky.comexternal-linkmessage-square296fedilinkarrow-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 · 2 年前message-square296fedilink
minus-square30mag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前Premeditation is only required for first-degree murder.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前Depends on the jurisdiction. Some places call homicide without premeditation “manslaughter”. Colloquially, murder has intent.
minus-square30mag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 年前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.
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.