Last edited by Kagemusha; 03-13-2014 at 19:30.
Ja Mata Tosainu Sama.
1 degree murder (planned in cold blood)
2 degree murder (unplanned)
manslaughter (You SHOULD have known better)
causing someone else's death (You probably didn't know better)
I think this system makes sense. I guess this COULD be manslaughter, I am absolutely no legal expert. However, if you continue to beat a guy after he is knocked out it sure as hell seem like unplanned murder.
I agree, this sounds more like second degree murder - mainly because he didn't just punch the guy once and then let up.
CR
Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
Without knowing more details, it's hard to classify. It could be a manslaughter, if the intention was just to beat him up real good and it might be be classed as a 2nd degree murder. It's up to the prosecution. Maybe it's better to err on the side of caution in cases such as this.
I agree that it's better to err on the side of caution. I am just disappointed with the prosecutor because her role in this err to push for the highest possible conviction, the defense attorney then pushes for the lowest possible conviction, and the judgment (erring on the side of caution) ends up being somewhere in between. This prosecutor failed her role in the process.
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