Questions tagged [murder]
Unlawful killing of a human by another human with malice aforethought. Related tags might be "homicide" or "manslaughter."
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Can you get more than 21 years prison in total in Norway for the sum of two completely unrelated crimes?
This should go without saying, but I'm asking this out of sheer curiosity, not for any practical reasons lol.
The maximum prison time one can get for any particular crime in Norway is 21 years. This ...
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In US, if I trick a person into knocking a wrong door and the homeowner shoots them to death, what crime would I commit?
Let me start by saying that I'm not a US citizen nor living in the US (I live in a country where guns are illegal), and I'm not familiar with the difference between the gun laws in different states. ...
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Can legal action be reasonably taken against someone for providing incentive to hurt yourself?
Let's say that Sam the Sociopath invites Peter the Poor man into his luxurious house. They go to a living room with a fireplace. Sam then pulls out 1 million dollars in a fireproof bag that will last ...
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Why was dueling legal?
Dueling has, historically, been legal in many places. In common-law jurisdictions, why was it not considered murder if someone dies and attempted murder or assault if not? Did the common-law or ...
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What charges can be filed against a get away driver in a murder [duplicate]
Person is murdered but someone else’s drives the get away car. What charges can be filed on driver.
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Could a person who has served time for 2nd degree murder later be charged with 1st degree murder if their co-defendant gets a new trial?
If someone was charged with 1st degree murder but got it got dropped to 2nd degree with a plea of 10 yrs, and their co-defendant got a new trial, could they then be charged with 1st degree murder even ...
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Can one be convicted of murder without a body?
There is an ongoing case in France about Mrs Delphine Jubilar (fr) who disappeared one night in December 2020.
Her partner is accused of having murdered her, but no body was ever found. He is ...
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What crime have you committed if you hire an assassin but cancel the contract?
This came up in comment discussions about analogies in this question.
If I hire an assassin to kill someone, I'm presumably guilty of offenses like murder, conspiracy, and solicitation of murder. Even ...
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Are there typically any provisions in systems or succession that nullify a successor’s claim to the position if they off their predecessor themselves? [closed]
Suppose Prince William killed King Charles, would he still become king? Was this historically the case in the UK or other monarchies? Or if Kamala kills Joe?
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Legality of mercy killing
I understand that there are multiple question on here regarding mercy killing, assisted suicide and euthanasia but as I've read, the specifics of the situation are crucial to the legality of it and my ...
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What did it mean to be “declared infamous”?
According to Wikipedia, in Ashford v. Thornton,
If the plaintiff said the word craven ("I am vanquished") and gave up the fight, he was to be declared infamous, deprived of the privileges ...
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If someone commits a crime, but suffers brain damage and has no memory of the crime, will they get punished?
Say that Bob is a horrible person who commits murder, theft, and a bunch of other bad stuff. Before getting caught, he shoots himself in the head. Miraculously, he survives, but with a severe case of ...
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Can a person legally consent to being killed by someone else? [duplicate]
I am referring to rare instances of 'mercy killing.' For example, a family member in the hospital, stricken with a terminal illness, asking a loved one to administer a lethal dose of morphine, or an ...
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Are there federal murder offenses that do not involve interstate activity in the United States?
When one commits the crime of murder in a single state of the United States, does he also violate a federal law against murder, or does it only become a federal crime if the murderer crosses state ...
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Was Ashford v Thornton heard at the Royal courts of Justice in Chancery Lane, London or elsewhere?
What physical venue was this 19th century Murder appeal heard in?