How do the Texas offenses of capital murder, murder, manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide align with the criminal homicide offenses in the traditional American System of Classification?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but students might note as follows:
American System of Classification Texas System of Classification
First degree murder Capital murder
Intent-to-kill murder 1st degree felony
Felony murder 1st degree felony
Second degree murder Intent-to-cause SBI murder 1st degree felony
Voluntary manslaughter Intent-to-kill murder 2nd degree felony
Felony murder 2nd degree felony
Intent-to-cause SBI murder 2nd degree felony
Involuntary manslaughter Manslaughter
Criminally negligent homicide
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What will be an ideal response?
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