CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE ARE MOST OFTEN REFERRED TO AS FELONIES

 

FELONIES INCLUDE:

HOMICIDEBATTERY ASSAULT

KIDNAPPINGHATE SPEECH

HOMICIDE IS ANY KILLING OF ONE HUMAN TO ANOTHER

CRIMINAL HOMICIDE IS EITHER MURDER OR MANSLAUGHTER

WHEN AN UNLAWFULKILLING IS DONE WITH THE INTENT OF KILLING OR PREMEDITATION IT IS SAID TO BE :

*AGGRAVATED MURDER

*PREMEDITATED MURDER

*FIRST DEGREE MURDER 

 

 

FI RST-DEGREE MURDER HAS TO I NVOLVE

ONE OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

KI LLI NG SOMEONE WI TH

PREMEDI TATI ON

KI LLI NG SOMEONE I N A CRUEL MATTER

KI LLI NG SOMEONE WHI LE COMMI TTI NG

A MAJ OR CRI ME SUCH AS RAPE, ROBBERY

OR KI DNAPPI NG

SECOND-DEGREE MURDER I S ANY MATTER

THAT DOESN’T I NVOLVE FI RST-DEGREE

MANSLAUGHTER IS AN UNLAWFUL KILLING WITHOUT THE INTENT TO KILL

 

VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IS WHEN SOMEONE REACTS IN A COMPLETE OUTRAGE, EXTREME FRIGHT, OR TERROR

 

INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IS WHEN THE UNLAWFUL KILLING RESULTS IN NEGLIGENCE

-BATTERY REQUI RES CRI MI NAL I NTENT OR

RECKLESS BEHAVI OR

-BATTERY I NVOLVES THE FORCEFUL

USE OF A PERSON’S HAND, KNI FE, GUN, OR

OTHER WEAPON

*ASSAULT IS AN ATTEMPT TO

COMMIT A BATTERY

ASSAULT I NCULDES:

-POI NTI NG OR SHOOTI NG A GUN AT

SOMEONE

-SCARI NG SOMEONE I N ATTEMPT TO

HARM

-J UMPI NG AT SOMEONE

*KIDNAPPING IS AN

UNLAWFUL ABDUCTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL AGAINST THAT PERSON’S WILL

 

-FALSE IMPRISONMENT IS AN ELEMENT OF KIDNAPPING

 

-KIDNAPPING INVOLVES THE REMOVAL OF A VICTIM TO ANOTHER PLACE

HATE SPEECH-

CRIMINALIZES THE USE OF CERTAIN SYMBOLS, WRITINGS, AND SPEECH INTENDED TO PROVOKE OUTRAGE OR FEAR ON BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, OR GENDER