Homicide

Question 1

Voluntary Manslaughter

Answer 1

• Heat of Passion - ALI
  
  1. Actual Heat of passion
  2. Legally Adequate Provocation
     
     1. Categorical Approach (adultery, assault, bigamy et al)
     2. Reasonable Person w/ same:
        
        • Objective characteristics/camplin (age, size, gender)
        • Emotional characteristics/casassa (how they grew up/sociological/psychological
  3. Insufficient Cooling TIme
     
     • Long Smoldering (if, provocation never went away)
     • Rekindling (if provocation was rekindled by something in the moment)

Question 2

Misdemeanor Manslaughter

Answer 2

DR. P

• Dangerous misdemeanor
• Regulatory crime not applicable
• Proximate cause

Question 3

Felony Murder

Answer 3

*there must be no malice for the killing

• M1=BARKRM (burglary, arson, kidnapping, rape, mayhem)
• M2=all other applicable felonies -DAAD IF PVP
  
  • Inherently Dangerous
    
    • In Abstract (the crime in itself)
    • As committed (turkey hunter)
  • Independent/Merger rule
    
    • Duration (from prep to home safe)
    • In furtherance of felony, someone dies
      
      • Felon or Co-felon commits (Agency Theory) [some jurisdictions], OR,
      • P**roximate cause of death [other committing, if proximate cause] **[other jurisdictions]
  • Vicarious Liability: any killings committed by co-felons
    
    • Provocative Act Doctrine (“gross disregard for human life”)
      
      • not merely pointing a weapon
      • repeated threats of execution with nervous apprehension

Question 4

M2 vs. Invol. Manslaughter/NH

CL Approach

Answer 4

1. Intent to kill/cause GBH=M2
2. Reckless=M2 or IM
   
   • Gross Reckless=M2
   • Mere Reckless=IM
3. Negligent=IM or NH
   
   • Gross Negligent=IM/NH
   • Mere Negligent=Accident/No Crime
4. Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine=IM

• Gross=More harm/less benefit
• Mere=Less harm/more benefit

Question 5

Manslaughter

MPC

Answer 5

• Extreme Emotional Disturbance (Casassa)
  
  • Actual Emotional Distrubance
  • Reasonable explanation for disturbance

Question 6

Murder

MPC Rules

Answer 6

• MR
  
  • Purposely
  • Knowingly
  • Recklessly with extreme indifference to human life

Question 7

M1

Rules

Answer 7

• MR: Premeditation
  
  • Purpose/Carroll: any cool deliberate moment
  • Purpose+/Guthrie, Anderson: “pre conceived design
    
    • Planning/Motive/Manner