Lanky_Pomegranate530 to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoLucy Letby will die in prison after receiving 14 whole-life sentencesnews.sky.comexternal-linkmessage-square289fedilinkarrow-up1676arrow-down121
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minus-square@30mag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 years agoPremeditation is only required for first-degree murder.
minus-square@SheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•2 years agoDepends on the jurisdiction. Some places call homicide without premeditation “manslaughter”. Colloquially, murder has intent.
minus-square@30mag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•edit-22 years 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.
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.