Generally, false imprisonment is accomplished by force or threat of force. Kidnapping is an aggravated form of false imprisonment. It usually involves the transportation or concealment of the person. Homicide is the killing of one person by another. Justifiable homicide, which is commanded or authorized by law, such as the act of a police officer killing an armed suspect who is shooting at him, Excusable homicide, for which there is a legal defense, such as the act of a person shooting an armed intruder in his own home, and Criminal homicide.
Criminal homicide is divided into many different categories.
Malice aforethought is defined to be the intent to kill or to inflict bodily injury, either express or implied. If a deadly weapon is used, intent to kill will necessarily be implied by a court of law. In Georgia, felony murder is the death of a human being which occurs during the commission of a felony offense. It should be noted that the time between provocation and the killing should not be long enough for the passion to have cooled off. Verbal threats are usually not considered adequate provocation.