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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/Courses/Solano_Community_College/CJ_001%3A_Introduction_to_Criminal_Justice/03%3A_Criminal_Law/3.09%3A_Substantive_Law_-_Physical_Punishment_SentencesJustice Kennedy (not the defendant, Kennedy) wrote, “the Eighth Amendment bars imposing the death penalty for the rape of a child where the crime did not result and was not intended to result, in the ...Justice Kennedy (not the defendant, Kennedy) wrote, “the Eighth Amendment bars imposing the death penalty for the rape of a child where the crime did not result and was not intended to result, in the death of the victim.” The finding that appellant is competent must be reversed for lack of any evidentiary support”. The ruling did not address whether the state constitution forbids the execution of someone forcibly drugged or whether the defendant, in this case, is too ill to be executed at all.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Introduction_to_Criminal_Law/09%3A_Criminal_Homicide/9.03%3A_First-Degree_MurderThis page outlines first-degree murder, focusing on its classifications: premeditated murder, murder by specified means, and felony murder. It emphasizes the need for intent and planning in premeditat...This page outlines first-degree murder, focusing on its classifications: premeditated murder, murder by specified means, and felony murder. It emphasizes the need for intent and planning in premeditated cases and discusses grading murder, capital punishment implications, and the rarity of death penalty sentences.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Introduction_to_Criminal_Law/03%3A_Constitutional_Protections/3.06%3A_Excessive_PunishmentThis page examines the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment, particularly in the context of capital punishment in the U.S., including lethal injection and notable Supreme Court cases...This page examines the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment, particularly in the context of capital punishment in the U.S., including lethal injection and notable Supreme Court cases like Furman v. Georgia and Roper v. Simmons. It distinguishes between intellectual disability and mental illness, critiques California's "three strikes" law, and analyzes sentencing enhancements while referencing the Sixth Amendment's jury trial rights.
