HOMICIDE CHART Intentional With Ma Unintentional _[lllsometimes intentional ice Aforethought First-Degree Murder Second-Degree Murder Felony Murder ‘Ontetional conduct with intention to Kl) *Incentona ling with premeditation and deliberation~e@ poison (()Bxtreme reeklessness—eg, defendant shoots his guna crowd ‘oom without inet ol (2) Intentional infliction of great bodily harm and death results—e, defendant cuts someone legs off without intent to il thers but they die + Defendant commits felony and someone other than a c-felon die The ‘esthcan occur darns the commission ofthe elory the attempt commit itor the ight from +The felony mustbe inherently dangerous—e4t, robbery, arson repo, ‘dnapping, burglary. + There mustbe eausation: Under the agency theory, defendant ori agent (ofeon) must eause the death. Under the preximate cause theory, ‘the felons lables long ashe “sets n motion’ theaets that cause the enth, Without Malice Aforethought Voluntary Manslaughter Involuntary or Misdemeanor Manslaughter (Concuct and res intertional, but excused due to the circumstances) ‘An intentional kilingof a human beingin the heat of passion dus to adequate provocation~c3, defendant finds wife in bed with another or defendant spaced inthe face by someone and is enraged Bar Exam ‘Tip: "mere words” do not count as adequate provocation under the majority view. (either conduct nor est intentional) {Alling due to gross negligence or recklessness~eg, a parent does not take their extremely sickinflnt to the free local ein and the infant ddesior ‘Q)akiling during a misdemeanor or felory that does net qualify for felony ‘murder (misdemeaner manslaughter rue.