The same as if you were the one who committed the actual act.
The same as if you were the one who actually committed the murder.
As first-degree murder is planned beforehand, then the use of death penalty may be appropriate, but this is my opinion.
In Canada if a person still has three prior assault charges pending,what happens when he gets a new charge of second degree murder? could he get out on bail,and how much jail time is he looking at?
Sentences are case specific. In some states, first degree murder can be punished with death.
I'm sure it depends on where you are. In Tennessee, statute 39-13-202 states the penalty for first degree murder is death or life in prison.
Yes. States that do not have capital punishment still prosecute persons for homicide in the first degree.
Since the question was put into the Crime and Criminal Law category, the answer is given in that context. First is worse than second in the sense that a crime of the first degree is worse than a crime of the second degree. First degree murder will call for a more severe penalty than will second degree murder.
What is the penalty for first degree robbery in ky.
Arias was found guilty of first degree murder and is eligible for the death penalty in Arizona.
First degree murder: premeditated and intentional killing of another, and culpable mental state. Second degree murder: knowingly killed someone.
1st degree is worse because you get a longer prison sentence and you plan on the murder, you go into the crime intentionally killing that person.
First degree murder is premeditated. Second degree murder is intentional but without premeditation. Third degree is criminally negligent.
The death penalty in the United States is almost exclusively reserved for the crime of first-degree murder (with aggravating circumstances in most states). Circumstances that are considered aggravating vary by state.The US Supreme Court's recent decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 US ___ (2008) has outlawed capital punishment for non-lethal rape of a child as a violation of the 8th Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. This overturned laws in six states, as well as a 2006 amendment to military code, that allowed capital punishment of sex crimes against children.At present, the only crimes that may carry a capital sentence are murder and crimes against the state (e.g., espionage, treason)Alabama: Intentional murder with 18 aggravating factorsArizona: First-degree murder accompanied by at least 1 of 14 aggravating factorsArkansas: Capital murder with a finding of at least 1 of 10 aggravating circumstances, as of 7/31/2007, includes murder committed in the course of: robbery, aggravated robbery, residential burglary, or commercial burglary; treason.California: First-degree murder with special circumstances; treason; perjury causing execution.Colorado: First-degree murder with at least 1 of 17 aggravating factors; first-degree kidnapping resulting in death; treasonConnecticut: Capital murder with with aggravating factors.Delaware: First-degree murder with at least 1 aggravating circumstances.Florida: First-degree murder; felony murderGeorgia: Murder; kidnapping with bodily injury or ransom when the victim dies; treason.Idaho: First-degree murder with aggravating factors; aggravated kidnapping; perjury resulting in death.Illinois: First-degree murder with 1 of 21 aggravating circumstances; treason.Indiana: Murder with 1 of 16 aggravating circumstances.Kansas: Capital murder with 1 of 8 aggravating circumstances.Kentucky: Murder with aggravating factors; kidnapping with aggravating factors.Louisiana: First-degree murder; treason.Maryland: First-degree murder, either premeditated or during the commission of a felony, provided that certain death eligibility requirements are satisfied.Mississippi: Capital murder; treason.Missouri: First-degree murder; treason.Montana: Capital murder with 1 of 9 aggravating circumstances.Nebraska: First-degree murder with at least one aggravating circumstance.Nevada: First-degree murder with at least 1 of 15 aggravating circumstances.New Hampshire: Six categories of capital murder.North Carolina: First-degree murder.Ohio: Aggravated murder with at least 1 of 10 aggravating circumstances.Oklahoma: First-degree murder in conjunction with a finding of at least 1 of 8 aggravating circumstances.Oregon: Murder with unspecified number of 12 aggravating factors.Pennsylvania: First-degree murder with 18 aggravating circumstances.South Carolina: Murder with 1 of 12 aggravating circumstances.South Dakota: First-degree murder with 1 of 10 aggravating circumstances.Tennessee: First-degree murder with 1 of 20 aggravating circumstances.Texas: Criminal homicide with 1 of 9 aggravating circumstances.Utah: Murder with 1 of 17 aggravating factors.Virginia: First-degree murder with 1 of 13 aggravating circumstances.Washington: First-degree murder with unspecified number of aggravating factors; treason.Wyoming: First-degree murder, including murder during the commission of sexual abuse of a minor.FEDERAL: First-degree murder; Espionage; Treason(Updated November 4, 2009)Mostly just murder.