Murder R.O.L.

Question 1

Murder R.O.L.

Answer 1

In order to prove murder of the first degree the Commonwealth must show that a human being was unlawfully killed, that the accused committed the killing, and that the killing was done in an intentional, deliberate, and premeditated manner.

Question 2

Murder R.O.L.

Answer 2

Murder REQUIRES malice, Involuntary manslaughter does not.

Question 3

Murder R.O.L.

Answer 3

Malice exists where there is a “wickedness of disposition, hardness of heart, cruelty, recklessness of consequences, and a mind regardless of social duty, although a particular person may not be intended to be injured.”

Question 4

Murder R.O.L.

Answer 4

This overt act need not be committed by the defendant; it need only be committed by a co-conspirator

Question 5

Murder R.O.L.

Answer 5

The conduct of the parties and the circumstances surrounding their conduct may create ‘ a web of evidence’ linking the accused to the alleged conspiracy beyond a reasonable doubt