• Riccosuave@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Murder is premeditated.

    First-Degree Murder

    • Premeditated, intentional killings (like stalking someone before murdering them)

    • Capital Crimes or Felony Murder

    Second-Degree Murder

    • An unplanned, intentional killing (reacting in the heat of the moment when angry)

    • A death caused by a reckless disregard for human life

    I’m not really sure if you are simply ignorant or being intentionally disingenuous. Either way, you are wrong. There are different counts & legal standards for those counts specifically because of the fact that not all murder is premeditated.

    https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/criminal-defense/difference-between-first-second-degree-murder/