Types of Criminal Homicide

19\.01 Types of Criminal Homicide

A. A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence causes the death of an individual.

19\.02 Murder

b. A person commits an offense if he:

i. intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual

ii. intends to cause serious bodily injury and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual or;

c. Except as provided by subsection (d), an offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.

i. 5 - 99 years imprisonment

19\.03 Capital Murder

A. A person commits an offense fi the person commits murder as defined under section 19.02(b)(1) and:

i. The person murders a peace officer or fireman who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty and who the person knows is a peace officer or fireman;

ii. The person intentionally commits the murder in the course of committing or attempting to commit kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, obstruction or retaliation, or terroristic threat under Section 22.07(a)(1), (3), (4), (5), or (6);

iii. The person commits the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration or employs another to commit the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration

iv. Life in prison or death penalty

That’s all

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