Criminal Homicide

Question 0

MANSLAUGHTER. (a) A person commits an offense if he _____ causes the death of an individual.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the _____.

Answer 0

recklessly; second degree

Question 1

Murder: (b) A person commits an offense if he:

(1) intentionally or _____ causes the death of an individual;
(2) intends to cause _____ and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual; or
(3) commits or attempts to commit a felony, other than manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission or attempt, he commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.
(d) At the punishment stage of a trial, the defendant may raise the issue as to whether he caused the death under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause. If the defendant proves the issue in the affirmative by a _____, the offense is a felony of the _____.

Answer 1

knowingly; serious bodily injury; preponderance of the evidence; second degree