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- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Introduction_to_Criminal_Law/09%3A_Criminal_Homicide/9.01%3A_HomicideThis page details the definitions and legal implications of homicide, feticide, and suicide. It explains that homicide, the killing of one human by another, is not always criminal, and distinguishes b...This page details the definitions and legal implications of homicide, feticide, and suicide. It explains that homicide, the killing of one human by another, is not always criminal, and distinguishes between justifiable, excusable, and felonious homicide. The page also covers the evolution of feticide laws and mentions that while suicide is typically not criminal, assisted suicide may be, with its legality upheld by the US Supreme Court.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Introduction_to_Criminal_Law/04%3A_The_Elements_of_a_Crime/4.03%3A_Causation_and_HarmThis page explores causation in criminal law, differentiating between factual cause (direct link to harm) and legal cause (foreseeability). It covers the intervening superseding cause that can relieve...This page explores causation in criminal law, differentiating between factual cause (direct link to harm) and legal cause (foreseeability). It covers the intervening superseding cause that can relieve liability if unforeseen events occur and discusses homicide liability limits based on the timing of a victim's death. Two legal cases, Bullock v. State and Commonwealth v. Casanova, examine how unlawful behavior and prior precedents affect legal causation and liability in death cases.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Introduction_to_Criminal_Law/09%3A_Criminal_Homicide/9.02%3A_MurderThis page outlines the elements of murder, including intent, causation, and harm, as well as definitions of justifiable and excusable homicides. It discusses the insanity defense and "usable homicide,...This page outlines the elements of murder, including intent, causation, and harm, as well as definitions of justifiable and excusable homicides. It discusses the insanity defense and "usable homicide," where an insane defendant's actions are noncriminal. The transmission of AIDS in relation to murder and manslaughter is noted, and the declining murder rate in the U.S. from 2006 to 2009 is mentioned.
