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In the United States, the law for murder varies by jurisdiction. In many US jurisdictions there is a hierarchy of acts, known collectively as homicide, of which first-degree murder and felony murder [1] are the most serious, followed by second-degree murder and, in a few states, third-degree murder, which in other states is divided ...
Mord ( englisch: murder) ist im Strafrecht der USA ein Straftatbestand, der die schwerwiegendsten aller Tötungsdelikte umfasst. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Murder. 1.1 Tatbestand. 1.2 Formen des Vorsatzes. 2 Formen der Begehung. 2.1 First Degree Murder. 2.2 Second Degree Murder. 2.3 Open Murder. 2.4 Third Degree Murder. 2.5 Depraved-Heart Murder.
At common law, murder was normally punishable by death. The elements of common law murder are: unlawful; killing; through criminal act or omission; of a human; by another human; intentional killing; with malice aforethought.
Murder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent (or malice aforethought ), and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter ).
A murder is a homicide with malice aforethought, an "endangering state of mind." There are four ways to satisfy the element of malice. One is an intent to kill and is the only form of express malice. The remaining ways are implied malice. One is an intent to inflict great bodily harm.
Under the laws of the United States of America, the crime of Murder can fall under different jurisdictions. In some cases, the state prosecutes those accused of murder. In other cases, the federal government has jurisdiction. Who the victim of a murder can also determine who has jurisdiction.
As of August 2008, 46 states in the United States had a felony murder rule, under which felony murder is generally first-degree murder. In 24 of those states, it is a capital offense.
