History 2190A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Murder, Manslaughter, Voluntary Manslaughter
18 Jan 2019
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Who, what, where, when, why (date ranges) approach. How the criminal justice system have evolved from 1800s-1900 with. Use of or threat of force involved in the crime. Homicide, aggravated assault, sexual assault, robbery: most focused on in crime stats. In states that have death penalty this is the only one that will get it: death penalty or life in prison. Intent/not premeditated: you still have full understanding of your actions and you kill anyway, 10 to life (range) Voluntary manslaughter: crime of passion, fueled by impulse, state of mind that differentiates between 2nd degree, 5-10 years in prison. Involuntary manslaughter: no intent to kill, less than 10 years. Unborn victims of violence act 2004: allows fetus" and unborn children as victims of homicide, federal law in america but not all states are on board. Its use is on the decline: 23 executed in 2017: lowest since 1991. As of april, 2018: 2743 inmates on death row .
