Homicide (Virginia) Flashcards
1
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Aggrivated Murder (VA)
A
willful, deliberate, premeditated murder with aggrivating factors:
* abduction for ransom
* for hire
* during armed robbery
* during/after rape
* of a LEO
* more than 1 person at once
* during drug creation/distribution
* pregnant woman to terminate pregnancy
* child under 14
* during an act of terrorism
2
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First degree murder (VA)
A
- Murder by poison, lying in wait, imprisonment, or starving
- any willful, deliberate, or premeditated murder (not aggrivated or felony)
- Felony murder from BARRK (burglary, arson, rape, robbery, kidnapping)
3
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Second degree murder (VA)
A
- Murder neither aggrivated nor first degree
- depraved heart (reckless indifference to unjustifiably high risk to human life)
4
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Felony Homicide (VA)
A
- Felony murder/first degree murder (BARRK )
- Felony homicide
5
Q
Voluntary Manslaughter (VA)
A
An unlawful killing without malice (heat of passion)
6
Q
Involuntary Manslaughter (VA)
A
An accidental killing, contrary to the intent of the parties, while committing:
* an unlawful but not felonious act, or
* an act amounting to criminal negligence
