Jim Aikens: Voluntary Manslaughter

In accordance to the Penal Law, Murder in the first degree is defined “With intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of such person… the victim was killed while the defendant was in the course of committing / attempting to commit in furtherance of robbery [or other such felonies.]{§125.27(1)(a)(vii)}” This is also known as

Ted Bundy was one of the most vicious and notorious serial killers in United States history. His success in finding and slaughtering his prey was often due to his meticulous planning and preparation. In other moments he simply seized upon the opportunity to charm a woman he met without any prior planning and lured her to a place where he could kill her. He killed as many as 36 women, although authorities suggest that there may have been more victims than that. Was Bundy a classic case of a criminal whose activities can be linked to the "Rational Choice" theory? Do the principles of "Trait" theories explain his behaviors? This paper looks into those theories as they may or may not apply to the murderous life of Ted Bundy. This paper finds that Rational Choice theory fits the facts of Ted Bundy's serial killing more appropriately than Trait theories.

When a person takes steps toward the commission of a crime and has a specific intent to commit the crime, but for unforeseen reasons is unable to complete the crime the person has committed the crime of Attempt (Jirard, 2009). In the case of the State of Indiana versus Donald J. Haines, emergency personnel including two police officers [Dennis and Hayworth] along with emergency medical technicians [Garvey and Robinson] responded to Mr. Haines’s apartment for a report of a possible suicide that just occurred. When officers Dennis and Hayworth arrived at Haines’s apartment they discovered him lying face down in a pool of blood. Officer Dennis noticed that both of Haines’s wrists were cut and were bleeding. When Haines heard the paramedics he stood up, and began screaming at Dennis that he has AIDS and that he should be left to die. Dennis advised Haines that he was there to help him, and Haines told Dennis that he wanted to fuck him so that he could give him AIDS. Haines than told Dennis that he was going to utilize his wounds to spray blood on him, and began to jerk back and forth causing his infected blood to get into Dennis’ mouth and eyes. Haines told Dennis that he could not deal with having AIDS, but that he was going to make him deal with it.

Before going further, let me explain the charges you will hear. Section 222(5) defines murder as “a person commits culpable homicide when he causes the death of a human being.” Murder is first degree when it is planned and deliberate, and all murder that is not first-degree murder is second-degree murder. If Dr Kimball was provoked into killing his wife in the heat of passion then he will be guilty of manslaughter. However, the defence believes that he is not guilty. You will clearly hear the evidence to support this.

Facts: The state of Washington passed a law that made it a crime to assist in a suicide that takes place within the state. The crime is listed as “promoting a suicide attempt” and is classified as a felony offense. In order for a person to be convicted of this crime it has to be proven that the defendant knowingly caused or aided another person in an attempt to commit suicide. In January 1994 Dr. Glucksberg along with four other doctors, three terminally ill patients who died before the case reached the

On January 20, 1843 Daniel M’Naghten shot a person, who died, while suffering from morbid delusions. The court established that the he was suffering from disease of the mind and he did not know his action.

Christopher Barber son was only 69 days old when his father shook and threw him to the couch (

In the case of Conrad Jarrett I would envision utilizing two frontline treatment options in order to reduce the client’s symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Bryant (2008) designed a treatment protocol that combines the use of cognitive restructuring and exposure therapy. Utilizing both of these therapies within structured individual sessions would allow a reduction in negative cognitions (e.g., feelings of guilt and shame) should these feelings intensify during exposure. My concern stems from the patient’s previous attempt at suicide and my desire to provide Conrad with some tools to combat his negative thoughts increasing the likelihood that he will remain unharmed and in therapy through the duration of treatment.

When it comes to capital punishment there are no exceptions, especially when you savagely murder an entire family. On November 15, 1959 the Clutter family was murdered in their home by two men that they did not even know. One of these men was mentally unstable, meaning that his brain did not work they way an average persons does. He committed all four murders without feeling anything emotionally. However this man was still given the death penalty along with his partner who instigated the entire thing. People who are mentally unhealthy should not be given the death penalty because it is morally wrong.

"You are enough to start a movement. Individual people can come together around things that they know are unjust. And they can spark change.", Deray Mckesson speaks to the youth of our country, attempting to get it across his message across of justice and equality. Many individuals are not aware of the fraudulence that our criminal law system holds, and activists such as Mckesson try to bring as much light as possible to this urgent topic. Awareness is watered down significantly of the issues that filtrate through our law and legal system which we rely on for prosecution, the ability to defend ourselves and loved ones, and justice for wrongdoings is admittedly corrupted in the sense of racial issues and the harsher treatment towards people of color.

shooting, but Mary pointed the gun at the spine of her husband knowing that she could

The two types of criminal behaviors are justifiable homicide and excusable homicides (Schmalleger, 2002). Justifiable manslaughter incorporates the execution of a sentenced guilty party by a court arrange or the killing of an opponent by a military in the line of obligation. An excusable homicide, as a rule, includes the unintentional or non-careless killing of another person. This implies there is no proof to demonstrate the convict had aimed to kill the victim. So there is no confirmation of wrongful or imprudence with respect to the individual that is sentenced (Schmalleger, 2002). Be that as it may, criminal crime is legitimately isolated from two types of murder and manslaughter. All things considered, there are two contemplations that

The FBI classifies Murder and negligient homoicide as: when a person is willfully killed by another. There

In the United States the degrees by which a person can be charged with killing another person vary; the degrees of murder include first, second, and third degree murder, the definitions of which can vary in legal terms from state to state. These charges are considered to be legally separate from voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, and justifiable homicide which each have their own definitions (Cole, Smith, & DeJong, 2014). Each type of murder, manslaughter and homicide is determined by intent and negligible behavior and each will be examined in this paper (Cole et al., 2014).

Jane and Steve have been married for five years. Steve lost his job a year ago and has been unable to find employment since then. Jane is a successful hairdresser. Steve has lost his self-confidence and has become so depressed that his doctor has placed him on medication.