MURDER IN THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE IN THE UNITED STATES
First, second and third degree murders
What are the differences?
What are the differences between the three categories of murder known as first, second, and third degree?
I decided to do some research because there are cases in America where someone didn’t even kill anyone but was guilty of first degree murder by association; His partner killed someone, but due to the circumstances of the incident in which someone lost their life, they have been charged with the same crime as the one who committed the actual murder.
First degree murder is premeditated murder and murder that occurred during the process of a felony, such as robbery.
The Jennifer Mee case is a perfect example of a premeditated felony that resulted in death.
In his case, the murder was the result of the felony.
She made an appointment with a young man with the intention of robbing him. Her two male friends carried out the robbery with fatal consequences.
None of the three had intended to kill the victim, but it was a robbery gone wrong.
The murder was not premeditated but the robbery was.
Can someone explain to me how Jennifer planned to kill her victim?
I think Alec’s smart attorney for the prosecution can convince a jury that he’s guilty, but I don’t know how.
Second degree murder is murder that is not premeditated or murder caused by the offender’s disrespect for human life.
Third degree murder, also called involuntary manslaughter, is an unplanned and involuntary murder that is not part of another felony.
The killing in a third degree murder can be involuntary or voluntary.
An involuntary murder case is when you kill someone by accident.
A voluntary murder can be when you hit someone killing them.
Jennifer’s case fell into the first degree category, but there are two questions that are difficult to find an answer to and they are:
1 Why did Jennifer’s lawyer advise her to defend the charge instead of accepting a plea bargain when there is no doubt that she set this whole thing up?
2 What justification is there for her receiving a life sentence without parole?
Imagine this; a drunk driver kills someone, so he shouldn’t be charged with first degree murder since he committed a felony that resulted in death. His felony was driving under the influence or someone assaults another person and the victim dies. Assault was the felony, so isn’t it reasonable that, according to the law, it says that people who commit a felony that results in death are guilty of first degree murder?
That is something to think about.
All this shows you how little empathy the system has with people.
Some people will say: “His actions caused the death of another person, therefore he/she has to pay for this.”
The justice system should be based on fairness and not retribution, but this is by no means always the case and Jennifer’s case is a perfect example.
