Discuss Three Different Scenarios And The Possible Legal Outcomes
Phase 2 Individual Project
Colorado Technical University
Abstract There are many different scenarios that we face in daily life. A lot of times, those scenarios are insignificant and it really does not matter how they turn out and what decisions you happen to make will not really have that much of a significant bearing on your life. However; there are some scenarios that occur by certain choices that we make that could possibly end in very serious, and sometimes even legal, consequences. In this paper, I will discuss three different scenarios and the possible legal outcomes.
Scenario 1:
Homicide is “the killing of a human being due to the act or omission of another. Included among homicides are murder and manslaughter, but not all homicides are a crime, particularly when there is a lack of criminal intent. Non-criminal homicides include killing in self-defense, a misadventure …show more content…
As I stated above in my definition of homicide, assisting someone in suicide is homicide. It is considered to be a “mercy killing” and is still considered to be criminal homicide. The killing of another living person is homicide. Homicide is usually broken into two categories, murder and manslaughter. Murder is usually then broken up into first degree, which is when the intent to kill is premeditated, and second degree, which is typically when the intent to kill is not premeditated. Manslaughter is usually the result of someone not intending to kill another person, but rather killing them as a result of criminal negligence or reckless disregard for human life (“Homicide”, n.d.). Under the current law in the United States, anyone that commits a mercy killing can be charged with murder. Almost all of the different states in the United States have their own laws on mercy killing. There are some states in which Lori could possibly only be charged with manslaughter or possibly even a less serious felony (Patients Rights Council,
Colorado Technical University
Abstract There are many different scenarios that we face in daily life. A lot of times, those scenarios are insignificant and it really does not matter how they turn out and what decisions you happen to make will not really have that much of a significant bearing on your life. However; there are some scenarios that occur by certain choices that we make that could possibly end in very serious, and sometimes even legal, consequences. In this paper, I will discuss three different scenarios and the possible legal outcomes.
Scenario 1:
Homicide is “the killing of a human being due to the act or omission of another. Included among homicides are murder and manslaughter, but not all homicides are a crime, particularly when there is a lack of criminal intent. Non-criminal homicides include killing in self-defense, a misadventure …show more content…
As I stated above in my definition of homicide, assisting someone in suicide is homicide. It is considered to be a “mercy killing” and is still considered to be criminal homicide. The killing of another living person is homicide. Homicide is usually broken into two categories, murder and manslaughter. Murder is usually then broken up into first degree, which is when the intent to kill is premeditated, and second degree, which is typically when the intent to kill is not premeditated. Manslaughter is usually the result of someone not intending to kill another person, but rather killing them as a result of criminal negligence or reckless disregard for human life (“Homicide”, n.d.). Under the current law in the United States, anyone that commits a mercy killing can be charged with murder. Almost all of the different states in the United States have their own laws on mercy killing. There are some states in which Lori could possibly only be charged with manslaughter or possibly even a less serious felony (Patients Rights Council,