Murder
Murder occurs
- where the person who causes the death of a human being means to cause his death, or means to cause him bodily harm that he knows is likely to cause his death, and is reckless whether death ensues or not;
- where a person, meaning to cause death to a human being or meaning to cause him bodily harm that he knows is likely to cause his death, and being reckless whether death ensues or not, by accident or mistake causes death to another human being, notwithstanding that he does not mean to cause death or bodily harm to that human being; or
- where a person, for an unlawful object, does anything that he knows or ought to know is likely to cause death, and thereby causes death to a human being, notwithstanding that he desires to effect his object without causing death or bodily harm to any human being.
— Criminal Code of Canada, s. 229
In Canada, murder is classified as either first or second degree:
| Type of murder | Nature |
|---|---|
| First degree | was planned and deliberate |
| was contracted | |
| was committed against an identified peace officer | |
| while committing or attempting to commit the hijacking of an aircraft | |
| while committing or attempting to commit sexual assault | |
| while committing or attempting to commit sexual assault with a weapon | |
| while committing or attempting to commit aggravated sexual assault | |
| while committing or attempting to commit kidnapping and forcible confinement | |
| during a hostage taking | |
| while committing criminal harassment | |
| was committed during terrorist activity | |
| while using explosives in association with a criminal organization | |
| while committing intimidation. | |
| Second degree | any murder which is not first degree murder |
Read more about this topic: Murder In Canada, Types of Culpable Homicide
Famous quotes containing the word murder:
“Chinese do not repay friendship with death.”
—Joseph O’Donnell, and Clifford Sanforth. Ah Ling, Murder by Television, when he is accused of Perry’s murder (1935)
“If we Americans are to survive it will have to be because we choose and elect and defend to be first of all Americans; to present to the world one homogeneous and unbroken front, whether of white Americans or black ones or purple or blue or green.... If we in America have reached that point in our desperate culture when we must murder children, no matter for what reason or what color, we don’t deserve to survive, and probably won’t.”
—William Faulkner (1897–1962)
“Every murder turns on a bright hot light, and a lot of people ... have to walk out of the shadows.”
—Mark Hellinger (1903–1947)