Assertion: degree murder | /r/DefinedAs | murder
Facets:
value: in pennsylvania
type: LOCATION
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: prior to that
type: TEMPORAL
value: basically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Although their definitions vary according to jurisdiction and state laws, first degree murder is basically defined as a murder that has a deliberate intent to take one’s life.
text: Third-degree murder was introduced to Pennsylvania law in a 1974 amendment, at the same time as second-degree murder was redefined as felony murder; prior to that, second-degree murder had been defined as any murder not a first-degree murder.
text: Typically, second-degree murder is defined as murder that is not premeditated, or murder that is caused by the offender's reckless conduct that displays an obvious lack of concern for human life.
text: Second degree murder ( Dråp ) is defined as murder when it is less severe, either due to the circumstances or the crime itself and is not premeditated but intentional, and is punishable with a fixed prison term between 6 and 10 years.
text: In Pennsylvania, third degree murder is defined as any murder not covered by the limits of first and second degree crimes.