Crime Definitions:
Aggravated Murder:
- Intentional murder of officer or emergency/justice official during course of duties OR
- Torturing victim under 14 years old prior to killing
Murder 1st Degree:
- Intentional murder of a state’s witness of a criminal case OR
- Contracted assassination
Murder 2nd Degree:
- Intentional murder OR
- Committing murder in commission of a felonious crime
Aggravated Manslaughter 1st Degree:
- Intent to cause HARM to a police officer, results in death of police officer, OR
- Intent to cause death of police officer under extreme emotional disturbance.
Manslaughter 1st Degree:
- Intent to cause harm, results in death OR
- Intent to cause death under emotional disturbance (in the heat of the moment)
Aggravated Manslaughter 2nd Degree:
- Unintentional killing of a police officer while acting recklessly (with disregard for consequences)
Manslaughter 2nd Degree:
- Unintentional (reckless) killing of another person
Aggravated Vehicular Homicide:
- Reckless driving while impaired/intoxicated results in death of another person where the driver was: very drunk (more than double the legal limit) or had previously been convicted of an alcohol related driving offense or [several other scenarios].
Vehicular Manslaughter 1st Degree:
- Driving while impaired/intoxicated results in death of another person where the driver was: very drunk (more than double the legal limit) or had previously been convicted of an alcohol related driving offense or [several other scenarios].
Vehicular Manslaughter 2nd Degree:
- Driving while impaired/intoxicated results in death of another person
Aggravated Criminally Negligent Homicide:
- Negligently failing to perceive a risk of death, kills a police office
Criminally Negligent Homicide:
- Negligently failing to perceive a risk of death, kills another person
Research by Matt Mathis
