Rule Statements Flashcards

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Illegal Drug Possession

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Defendant must:
(1) know of the substance’s presence and
(2) know that the substance is a controlled substance

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WDP Murder

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Defendant must:
(1) Show intent to kill (willful);
(2) Consider killing beforehand (premeditated); and
(3) Form or arrive at or determine upon as a result of careful thought and weighing of considerations for or against the proposed course of action (deliberate)

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Felony Murder in the First Degree

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The defendant must:
(1) intend to commit the underlying felony listed in PC § 189;
(2) the death occurs during the commission of the felony; and
(3) there was a causal connection between the underlying felony and the death

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Torture Murder

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The defendant must show:
(1) Acts of causing death that involve a high degree of probability of the victim’s death; and
(2) A willful, deliberate, and premeditated intent to cause extreme pain or suffering for the purpose of revenge, extortion, persuasion, or another sadistic purpose

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Lying in Wait

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The elements of lying in wait are:
(1) The defendant must conceal her purpose;
(2) Must be a substantial period of watching and waiting for the opportune moment to attack, although there is no fixed time limit on how long the defendant must lie in wait. Time can be short, provided killing is immediately preceded by lying in wait. Defendant does not have to kill at first opportunity; and
(3) Defendant commits a surprise attack on the unsuspecting victim from a position of advantage

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Murder by Poison

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The defendant must:
(1) Deliberately give the victim poison; and
(2) With intent to kill victim or inflict injury likely to cause death

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Drive by Shooting Murder

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The defendant must:
(1) Discharge a firearm from a motor vehicle;
(2) Intentionally at another person outside of the vehicle; and
(3) With intent to inflict death

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Explosives or Armor Penetrating Ammunition

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Defendant must:
(1) Use destructive device or explosive, a weapon of mass destruction; and
(2) Knowing use of ammunition designed penetrates metal or armor

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Intent to Kill Murder without Premeditation and Deliberation

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Defendant must:
(1) Intend to kill

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Provocation Sufficient to Lower First-Degree Intent to Kill to Second-Degree or Manslaughter

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To lower to second-degree, the defendant must:
(1) Intend to Kill;
(2) Kill where the provocation would not cause an average person to experience deadly passion; and

To lower to voluntary manslaughter, the defendant must:
(1) Intend to kill;
(2) Kill where the provocation would cause an average person to experience deadly passion

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Depraved Heart Murder

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The defendant was:
(1) Engaged in conduct that was extremely dangerous to human life;
(2) Defendant was aware of the risk to human life; and
(3) Defendant consciously disregarded the risk and proceeded anyways

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Second-Degree Felony Murder

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The defendant must:
(1) intend to commit an underlying felony not listed in PC § 189;
(2) The felony must be inherently dangerous to human life (IDHL);
(3) the death occurs during the commission of the felony; and
(4) there was a causal connection between the underlying felony and the death

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