California Homicide
Homicide is known as an act that causes the death of another human being. Criminal homicide can be caused by several factors. Typically, criminal homicide is due to intentional or unintentional, premeditated, reckless, or careless behavior on the part of another. There are several types of homicide. Sometimes very skilled defense attorneys, with significant resources can get a homicide case to be reduced to manslaughter, or even dismissed due to legal defenses.
- Homicide is the unlawful and unjustified killing of another human being with malice aforethought. Statutes defining homicide may vary from state to state.
- Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought. Manslaughter may be voluntary or involuntary. The difference between manslaughter and homicide is that manslaughter was the result of an accident, heat of passion, or some other act in which the person does not have the mental state to commit a homicide.
- 1st-degree homicide is a homicide committed intentionally with premeditation or malice aforethought.
- 2nd-degree homicide requires malice and intention; however, it does not require any type of premeditation or deliberation before the crime.
If you have been charged with a homicide offense, you must seek the services of a criminal defense attorney with vast experience with homicide cases. Sheila Moshini has extensive knowledge of the law and the legal system. She has developed excellent relationships with law enforcement and law officials throughout California.