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depraved-heart murder<\/span>:<\/span>
\n<\/strong>(1975)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A murder resulting from an act so reckless and careless of the safety of others that it demonstrates the perpetrator\u2019s complete lack of regard for human life.<\/strong> \u2014 aka depraved indifference murder<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; unintentional murder<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; extreme indifference murder<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; depraved-mind murder<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

unintentional murder<\/span>:<\/span>
\n<\/strong>(18c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A killing for which malice is implied because the person acted with intent to cause serious physical injury or knew that the conduct was substantially certain to cause death or serious physical injury.\u00a0 *\u00a0 In some jurisdictions, this term is applied generally to several grades of killings without express intent.<\/strong> \u2014 aka unintended murder<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> See depraved-heart murder<\/em><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> See felony murder<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> See voluntary manslaughter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>Deluxe Tenth Edition<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>with Pronunciations
\n<\/b><\/span><\/em>Third Edition<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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