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MURDER

Types of Violent Crimes1

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The student will be able to:

1. Discuss the elements of murder

2. Distinguish the different types of homicides and the differences in murder and capital murder

3. Analyze infamous murder cases

4. Evaluate what crimes apply to different cases


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Objectives

Murder

MurderAlso known as criminal

homicide

Different than homicide, which simply means one person killing another.

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Ch 19 Penal Code


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What does someone's culpable mental state have to be to be charged with homicide?

Review: what are the culpable mental states?

Culpable Mental States (CMS)


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Culpable Mental States (CMS) the only thing that changes in homicide determines the level of punishment

Examples: Intentional Knowing Reckless Criminally Negligent

Requirements of Murder


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Requirements of Murder1.Intentionally or knowingly cause the death of an

individual OR2.Intend to cause serious bodily injury and commit an

act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual OR

Requirements of Murder


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Requirements of Murder (continued)3.Commit or attempt to commit a felony (other than

manslaughter) and commit or attempt to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual

All of these constitute First Degree Murder Examples:

Shamrock Murder Ft. Worth woman and homeless man

Requirements of Capital Murder


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Capital Offense: A person commits First Degree

Murder and one of the following apply:

1. victim is a police officer or fireman acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty person must know the victim is a

police officer or fireman Example: undercover agent?



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First Degree Murder plus one:2. the person intentionally commits the murder in the course of

committing or attempting to commit: Obstruction Retaliation Burglary Aggravated sexual assault Arson Robbery Kidnapping Terroristic threat (O.R.B.A.A.R.K. - T.)



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First Degree Murder plus one:3. murder for hire (remuneration)

4. person commits murder while escaping or attempting to escape from a penal institution

5. person commits murder of a penal institution employee or participates in a gang during the murder (prison gangs)



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First Degree Murder plus one:6. person murders another while incarcerated

for: Capital murder Murder Serving life or 99 years in prison for:

KidnappingAggravated sexual assaultAggravated robbery



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First Degree Murder plus one:7. person murders more than one person during:

the same criminal transaction or different criminal transactions to the same

course of conduct

8. victim is under 6 years of age 9. person murders a judge for retaliation

purposes

Capital Murder


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If the jury does not find proof beyond a reasonable doubt for capital murder, they can convict the person of murder or a lesser charge.

Second Degree Murder


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Second Degree Murder1. The person commits murder

2. The murder was a result of “sudden passion” from an “adequate cause” definitions from penal code

3. Is determined during the punishment stage of trial

Manslaughter


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Manslaughter person recklessly causes the death of another Second Degree Felony did NOT intend to kill someone did intend to engage in the behavior that caused

the death

Criminally Negligent Homicide


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Criminally Negligent HomicideA person causes the death of another by

criminal negligence

State Jail Felony

Resources


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Texas Penal Code: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/

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