capital murder

[ESU]

what is the definition of capital murder?

[txinvestigator1]

In Texas, from the Texas Penal Code:


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§19.03. Capital murder.

(a) A person commits an offense if he commits murder as defined under Section
19.02(b)(1) and:

(1) 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;

(2) the person intentionally commits the murder in the course of committing or
attempting to commit kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, or
obstruction or retaliation;

(3) 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;

(4) the person commits the murder while escaping or attempting to escape from
the penal institution;

(5) the person, while incarcerated in a penal institution, murders another:

(A) who is employed in the operation of the penal institution; or

(B) with the intent to establish, maintain, or participate in a combination or
in the profits of a combination;

(6) the person:

(A) while incarcerated for an offense under this section or Section 19.02,
murders another; or

(B) while serving a sentence of life imprisonment or a term of 99 years for an
offense under Section 20.04, 22.021, or 29.03, murders another;

(7) the person murders more than one person:

(A) during the same criminal transaction; or

(B) during different criminal transactions but the murders are committed
pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct; or

(8) the person murders an individual under six years of age.

(b) An offense under this section is a capital felony.

(c) If the jury or, when authorized by law, the judge does not find beyond a
reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of an offense under this section, he may be
convicted of murder or of any other lesser included offense.

[KottonmouthKING]

what a nice definition...could you translate for normal people?

[txinvestigator1]

It is in English. Which part is difficult for you to understand?

[gdowkpc]

The English part.

[neinta]

Originally posted by txinvestigator1
(8) the person murders an individual under six years of age.

Oh I like that one. We have a problem here in Oregon with dads killing their children. :mad: If they don't want their kids, I'm willing to take them.

[txinvestigator1]

Oregon has a specific problem with dads killing the kids? That would seem to be one for the textbooks...an anomaly.

gdo....ROFLMFAO