CRIMINALLAWCaseoftheDrowningGirl.pptVIP

CRIMINAL LAW: Case of the Drowning Girl AGENDA Recap lesson discussing Good Samaritan legislation Overview of Homicide Crimes “The Case of the Drowning Girl” (Mini-Trial and Jury Deliberations) Debrief Assignment FIRST DEGREE MURDER Definition: A person commits the crime of murder in the first degree when, with a premeditated intent to cause the death of another person, he or she causes the death of such person or of a third person. Premeditated means thought over beforehand. When a person, after any deliberation, forms an intent to take human life, the killing may follow immediately after