Homicide Offenses

  At common law, the felony-murder rule is a legal doctrine that expands the crime of murder to situations where the offender does not necessarily have the intent to kill.  If an offender is involved in the commission of a felony (e.g. armed robbery, rape or...

  There are two tiers of murder in Michigan: first-degree murder and second-degree murder.  First-degree murder is the killing of another person with malice but with the aggravating factors of premeditation or deliberation, felony-murder or the killing of a peace...

  There are two tiers of murder in Michigan: first-degree murder and second-degree murder.  A killing that results in a conviction for first-degree murder will cause the offender to spend the rest of his or her natural life in prison.  What are the grounds for a...

  The Michigan Penal Code enumerates and punishes two different types of murder. SECOND-DEGREE MURDER: The elements of second-degree murder are (1) a death, (2) caused by an act of the defendant, (3) with malice and (4) without justification.  Malice is defined...