On Sat, 7 Jan 2012 13:48:09 +0000 (UTC),
(Larry W) wrote:

In article ,
Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:
On 1/6/2012 5:16 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Leon wrote:



No ****! Why should the second guy be charged with murder?? No
murder was committed. Smells like a liberal. Someone is going to
pay for killing the worthless POC and we will never make it stick on
the young woman.

Better check your definitions.

Homicide = Killing of a human being by the actions of another
Murder = Homicide with premeditation and malice or homicide committed during
the commission of a felony. Note the person committing the homicide need not
be the felon (as in defense of self).



I under stand the laws say it is so but what moron made that law up.

A group of people are standing on a cliff on a dark night. One of them
tells another, "Go ahead and jump off. There's a lake at the bottom."
He does so, falls on to the rocks, and dies. The others in the group
testify in court that this is what happened. The jury is satisfied as to
the veracity of their testimony and convicts the defendant of murder.

Substitute "Break in to that trailer" for "Go ahead and jump." Seems
logical enough to me. Presumably a judge and jury, upon hearing the
evdence and arguments in court, (unlike those of us merely speculating
in a newsgroup) will make the right decision.


:wq

One word - INTENT.
If the intent was to kill the guy, it's the same as breaking i to the
trailer if the guy dies breaking in.

A more likely charge in the cliff incident would be manslaughter or
criminal negligence causing death.