Opinion ID: 615295
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Premeditated Murder

Text: Now, there are two ways in which a person maybe [sic] convicted of first degree murder. One is known as premeditated murder, and the other one is known as felony murder. Before you can find the defendant guilty of first degree murder premeditated murder [sic], the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt; that Violetta Rodriguez and Tomas Rodriguez are dead. That the death was caused by the criminal act or agency of Jesus Delgado, and that there was a premeditated killing of Violetta Rodriguez and Tomas Rodriguez. Now, killing with premeditation is killing after consciously deciding to do so. The decision must be present in the mind at the time of the killing. The law does not fix the exact period of time that must pass between the formation of the premeditated intent to kill, and the killing. The period of time must be long enough to allowed [sic] reflection by the defendant. The premeditated intent to kill must be formed before the killing.