George Zimmerman charged with second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin shooting
...today, marking a shift from the investigative chapter to the actual quest for state-sanctioned justice. Second-degree murders, by the way, are not premeditated. They’re basically the stepping stone between manslaughter, an accident, and premeditated, first-degree...info
Shooter of Trayvon Martin faces court hearing
...of this profile, if it doesn't work, "you'll tell us." did all of you hoodies get your panties in a knot the 8 black on black murders THIS week... I bet half are still running the hood. Protesting this incident while ignoring the hundreds of murders on the...info
Conn. House begins death penalty repeal debate
...of the legislature's Judiciary Committee. He said in 1846, the state created distinctions between first- and second-degree murders. Prior to that change, all murders were punishable by death. In 1951, a law was passed allowing a jury to determine whether to...info
Conn. House debates death penalty repeal bill
...of the legislature's Judiciary Committee. He said in 1846 the state created distinctions between first- and second-degree murders. Prior to that change, all murders were punishable by death. In 1951, a law was passed allowing a jury to determine whether to...info
Conn. pols vote to repeal death penalty
...signed in 2009. Connecticut has a history of making changes to the death penalty prospective, said Fox. He said in 1846, the state created distinctions between first- and second-degree murders. Prior to that change, all murders were punishable by death....info
David Alan Gore: A killer with no remorse
...the other murders. At 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida State Prison in Starke, Gore, 58, is scheduled to be executed for Elliott’s first-degree murder under a death warrant Gov. Rick Scott signed Feb. 28. The pretty, sandy-haired Vero Beach girl who Gore and his...info
Accused won't face death penalty in Danville murders
...J. Harris, 27, of Danville â€" faces 15 counts of first-degree murder in Vermilion County Circuit Court in connection with the murders. A status hearing at the Vermilion County Courthouse in Danville is scheduled for Friday. In March 2011, a Vermilion County...info
Video: Zimmerman faces 2nd degree murder charges
...a degree of homicide, you have to determine whether a person has committed an excusable homicide or a justifiable homicide . all murders are homicides, but not all homicides are murders. and florida law clearly says that if there is an affirmative defense...info
Jailhouse potato chip killer gets life, no parole eligibility for 12 years
...pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder. McMahon noted there were challenges with the Crown’s case. “Prison murders are never easy to prove,†McMahon said. There was significant forensic evidence â€" Munro’s DNA was found on the soles of...info
‘Veil of secrecy’ surrounds sex workers’ murders
...Murray Avenue west of McPhillips Street. Stanton Burlen Viner eventually admitted to strangling Kinch and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. May 9, 2005. Tatia Ulm, 39, was discovered naked and fatally beaten in an autobin behind a Stella Avenue residence...info