homicide

Question 1

What is required to instruct a jury on voluntary manslaughter?

Answer 1

• some evidence of adequate provocation

- this would function to mitigate the malice aforethought element of murder

Question 2

What is murder?

Answer 2

Intentional killing of another human being w/ malice aforethought

Question 3

what mental states satisfy malice aforethought?

Answer 3

(1) intent to kill; (2) intent to inflict serious bodily injury; (3) felony murder; and (4) depraved hear (reckless disregard to human life)

Question 4

Felony murder:

Answer 4

is the death resulting during a commission or attempt to commit a serious felony