Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Murder is defined as all homicide including those that are excused or justified.
2. Manslaughter is defined as all homicides without malice aforethought committed without justification or excuse.
3. First-degree murder is the most serious form of murder and the prosecutor has the burden of establishing recklessness and malice.
4. According to the common law, the fetus has to be viable for the defendant to be liable for murder


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False

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