Street Law Ch. 9.1 Criminal & Non-Criminal Homicide

What is the most serious form of criminal homicide?

• First-degree murder

• Felony murder

• Second-degree murder

• Negligent homicide

The failure to exercise a reasonable and ordinary standard of care is called (a)   .

A homicide may be categorized as either _____________ or ______________.

• Criminal

• Premeditated

• Non-criminal

• Negligent

True or false? Vehicular homicide is the most common form of gross negligence.

• True

• False

Choose the first 3 levels of criminal homicide:

• Voluntary manslaughter

• Involuntary manslaughter

• First-degree murder

• Second-degree murder

Criminal homicide is homicide committed with:

• premeditation and malice, along with use of a deadly weapon.

• an act that would cause a reasonable person under the circumstances to lose self-control or act rashly.

• gross negligence or ordinary negligence.

• intent, a plan, OR reckless actions that result in the killing of another person.

What is the difference between second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter?

• The killer's mindset at the time of the homicide (rational vs. irrational)

• The circumstances gave rise to an act so grievous it showed disregard for human life.

• The circumstances surrounding the homicide.

• The killer's failure to exercise a reasonable standard of care.

True or false? Homicide that takes place during a felony is only criminal if there was intent to harm.

• True

• False

Second-degree murder is killing done with malice, but without ________________________.

• reasonableness

• medication

• premeditation

• negligence

Voluntary manslaughter is a killing in which the ______ has done something to the killer that would cause a reasonable person to lose self-control or act rashly.

• principal

• accomplice

• victim

• spouse