{"id":13214,"date":"2018-02-06T17:55:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T17:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=13214"},"modified":"2018-02-27T17:57:16","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T17:57:16","slug":"criminal-homocide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=13214","title":{"rendered":"Homicide – the killing of another human"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This page is continued from Criminal Law Self-Help<\/a> >>>> Various Crimes and Corresponding Laws<\/a>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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homicide<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\nn<\/em>. (14c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The killing of one person by another. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Someone who kills another.<\/strong> [1]
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1. The killing of a human being under any circumstances, by the act, agency, or omission of <\/span>another. 26 Am J1st Homi \u00a7 2<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The word is generic and embraces every mode by which the life of one man is taken by the act of another man.\u00a0 It may be lawful, as where a man is killed in war or put to death under the valid sentence of a court, or it may be unlawful.\u00a0 It may also be justifiable or excusable, as in the prevention of a violent felony or in self-defense.\u00a0 The word includes both murder<\/a> and manslaughter<\/a>. Commonwealth v Webster<\/em>, 59 Mass (5 Cush) 295<\/span>.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The killing of a human being.\u00a0 Homicide may be noncriminal (excusable homicide or justifiable homicide) or criminal (felonious homicide).\u00a0 Excusable or justifiable homicide includes killing by accident (see homicide by misadventure) or in self-defense.\u00a0 A felonious homicide is either murder or manslaughter.\u00a0 Manslaughter homicide includes negligent homicide and vehicular homicide<\/span><\/strong>.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Excerpt from Glanville Williams’ Textbook of Criminal Law<\/em><\/a> (1978):<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe legal term for killing a man, whether lawfully or unlawfully, is \u2018homicide.\u2019\u00a0 There is no crime of \u2018homicide.\u2019 Unlawful homicide at common law comprises the two crimes of murder and manslaughter.\u00a0 Other forms of unlawful homicide have been created by statute: certain new forms of manslaughter (homicide with diminished responsibility, and suicide pacts), infanticide, and causing death by dangerous driving.<\/span>\u201d<\/strong> [4]<\/span><\/p>\n

Various Forms of<\/span><\/strong>
\nNoncriminal (nonfelonous) Homicide:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

nonfelonious homicide<\/span> –<\/strong> (1896) <\/span>A killing that is legally either excusable or justifiable.<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

excusable homicide<\/span><\/a> – homicide by accident or self-defense. <\/strong>\u2014 aka justifiable homicide<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.
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