There are no trick questions. Write on one side of the page. You should thus take into account relevant provisions of the Penal Code as well as common law principles. A person is guilty of criminal homicide if he purposely, knowingly, recklessly of negligently causes the death of another human being. Criminal Homicide is murder, manslaughter or negligent homicide.
Murder is a felony of the first degree.
The reasonableness of the such explanation or excuse shall be determined from the viewpoint of a person in the actor's situation under the circumstances as he believes them to be. Negligent Homicide is a felony of the third degree. On learning that his wife was pregnant by another man, defendant struck her with his fist in the face. As a result of the blow she fell down a flight of stairs, causing injury to the placenta and necessitating a therapeutic abortion. The stranger then left and Davis took the bag, which was heavier than he expected, and drank another beer.