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CRIMINAL LAW 2
Explain whether Mr. Ross is guilty of any crime and if so, identify the crime that has been
committed
Mr. Ross, who was driving in a residential area to take his wife to the hospital can be
considered guilty of involuntary manslaughter. He drives carelessly through the driveway absent
minded since he surpassed the designated speed for the residency. He cuts short the life of a boy
although not with the intention to.
If you conclude that Mr. Ross has not committed a crime, explain why, and discuss the
specific elements of the type of homicide this may be.
Mr. Ross has committed an involuntary manslaughter. Involuntary manslaughter refers to
the unintentional killing that arises from either low-level criminal acts like misdemeanor or
criminal negligence (Justia, 2020). The killing for this case arises from criminal negligence since
Mr. Ross was driving carelessly minding that that was a residential place and he surpassed the
speed limits by far. Nevertheless, state laws do vary depending on whether the defendant ought
to have acknowledged that his actions were grossly negligent.
Explain the elements of murder, including what is required to convict someone of attempt
to commit murder.
Murder can be categorized by State laws into first, second and in some cases third degree
(Thompson Reuters, 2020). Generally, first degree murder have three elements, that is,
willfulness, deliberation and premeditation. For a murder to be considered first degree, the killers
must have the intent to kill in terms of willfulness. The intention does not necessarily have to be
committed on the actual victim but even when the wrong person is killed. Under deliberation and
premeditation, first degree murder does not require that the perpetrator should have planned or

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Running head: CRIMINAL LAW 1 Criminal Law Students Name Institution Affiliation CRIMINAL LAW 2 Explain whether Mr. Ross is guilty of any crime and if so, identify the crime that has been committed Mr. Ross, who was driving in a residential area to take his wife to the hospital can be considered guilty of involuntary manslaughter. He drives carelessly through the driveway absent minded since he surpassed the designated speed for the residency. He cuts short the life of a boy although not with the intention to. If you conclude that Mr. Ross has not committed a crime, explain why, and discuss the specific elements of the type of homicide this may be. Mr. Ross has committed an involuntary manslaughter. Involuntary manslaughter refers to the unintentional killing that arises from either low-level criminal acts like misdemeanor or criminal negligence (Justia, 2020). The killing for this case arises from criminal negligence since Mr. Ross was driving carelessly minding that that was a residential place and he surpassed the speed limits by far. Nevertheless, state laws do vary depending on whether the defendant ought to have acknowledged that his actions were grossly negligent. Explain the elements of murder, including what is required to convict someone of attempt to commit murder. Murder can be categorized by State laws into first, second and in some cases third degree (Thompson Reuters, 2020). Generally, first degree murder have three elements, that is, willfulness, delibera ...
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