DefinitionsDefinitions

HomicideHomicide The killing of one The killing of one person by anotherperson by another

Can be intentional Can be intentional or unintentionalor unintentional

Accidents and Accidents and murdermurder

MurderMurder Killing someone Killing someone with malice of with malice of forethought.forethought.

Could be done Could be done while committing while committing another crime.another crime.

Always illegal.Always illegal.

First-degree First-degree murdermurder

Killing a person Killing a person with malice of with malice of forethought; the forethought; the killing was killing was planned. It was planned. It was done deliberately.done deliberately.

Second-degree Second-degree murdermurder

Killing done during Killing done during a crime deemed a crime deemed dangerous to a dangerous to a human life. The human life. The crime was most crime was most likely not likely not committed with the committed with the intention of killing.intention of killing.

Voluntary Voluntary manslaughtermanslaughter

Killing someone Killing someone intentionally but intentionally but without malice of without malice of forethought. For forethought. For example, if the killing example, if the killing was a crime of passion was a crime of passion (killing a spouse or (killing a spouse or lover because of lover because of jealously), the jealously), the intention was to kill. intention was to kill. However, there was However, there was no malice of no malice of forethought because it forethought because it was not planned.was not planned.

Involuntary Involuntary manslaughtermanslaughter

Killing someone Killing someone unlawfully but unlawfully but without malice of without malice of forethought. It was forethought. It was committed without committed without the intent to kill the intent to kill and without a and without a conscious conscious disregard for disregard for human life.human life.

Vehicular manslaughter Vehicular manslaughter Killing a person Killing a person due to illegal due to illegal driving of an driving of an automobile, automobile, including gross including gross negligence, drunk negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, reckless driving or driving or speeding.speeding.

Can be a Can be a misdemeanor or a misdemeanor or a felony.felony.

A troubled seventeen-year old girl A troubled seventeen-year old girl has slowly poisoned her parents each has slowly poisoned her parents each night at dinner. After three months night at dinner. After three months she came home to find them dead on she came home to find them dead on the kitchen floor. The coroner’s the kitchen floor. The coroner’s report indicated that cyanide report indicated that cyanide poisoning caused their deaths.poisoning caused their deaths.

First-degree murderFirst-degree murderSentenced to life without paroleSentenced to life without parole

Three sixteen-year-olds were hanging out Three sixteen-year-olds were hanging out at the park drinking whiskey. One boy at the park drinking whiskey. One boy started shoved his friend. Soon the started shoved his friend. Soon the shoving escalated into punching. One boy shoving escalated into punching. One boy tripped, and his head hit a sharp-edged tripped, and his head hit a sharp-edged rock. The boy died before help arrived.rock. The boy died before help arrived.

Second-degree murderSecond-degree murder Sentenced to 3 years in prison after being Sentenced to 3 years in prison after being

tried as an adult.tried as an adult.

Suspicious that his girlfriend was Suspicious that his girlfriend was cheating, a sixteen-year old boy went cheating, a sixteen-year old boy went to her house and found her in bed to her house and found her in bed with his brother. Impulsively, he with his brother. Impulsively, he grabbed the nearest lamp and hit his grabbed the nearest lamp and hit his brother on the head. His brother brother on the head. His brother died two days later.died two days later.

Voluntary manslaughterVoluntary manslaughterSentenced to six years in prisonSentenced to six years in prison

A thirteen-year-old boy broke into an A thirteen-year-old boy broke into an auto parts business to steal hubcaps. auto parts business to steal hubcaps. The seventeen-year-old security The seventeen-year-old security guard picked up his boss’ gun and guard picked up his boss’ gun and fired two warning shots at the thief. fired two warning shots at the thief. The second shot hit the thirteen-The second shot hit the thirteen-year-old and killed him on the spot.year-old and killed him on the spot.

Involuntary manslaughterInvoluntary manslaughterSentenced to 15 years to lifeSentenced to 15 years to life

Answer the following questionsAnswer the following questions

What do the titles “Supreme Court to Rule on What do the titles “Supreme Court to Rule on Executing Young Killers” and “Kids are Kids – Until Executing Young Killers” and “Kids are Kids – Until They Commit Crimes” tell you the articles will be They Commit Crimes” tell you the articles will be about?about?

““Kids are Kids” was published in Kids are Kids” was published in The Sacramento The Sacramento BeeBee. “Supreme Court to Rule” was published in . “Supreme Court to Rule” was published in The New York TimesThe New York Times. What can you predict about . What can you predict about the articles based on their lengths and the the articles based on their lengths and the lengths of their paragraphs? How do you think lengths of their paragraphs? How do you think the articles will be the same? How do you think the articles will be the same? How do you think they will be different?they will be different?

What issue do you think these articles are going What issue do you think these articles are going to discuss? What positions do you think Liptak to discuss? What positions do you think Liptak and Lundstrom will take?and Lundstrom will take?

DefendantDefendant AgeAge CrimeCrime SentenceSentence

Robert AcunaRobert Acuna 1717 Killed and Killed and stole their carstole their car

deathdeath

Christopher Christopher SimmonsSimmons

1717 Robbed, gagged, Robbed, gagged, bound, drowned a bound, drowned a womanwoman

deathdeath

Lionel TateLionel Tate 1212 Wrestled a 6 Wrestled a 6 year old girl to year old girl to deathdeath

Possible life in Possible life in prisonprison

Thomas A. Thomas A. PreciadoPreciado

14-1514-15 Stabbed the Stabbed the mini clerk to mini clerk to deathdeath

26 years to 26 years to lifelife

Nathaniel Nathaniel BrazillBrazill

1313 Shot his Shot his English English teacherteacher

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Constitutionality (1)Constitutionality (1)

Prosecutors (1)Prosecutors (1)

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Plummeting (4)Plummeting (4)

Culpability (7)Culpability (7)

Mitigating (9)Mitigating (9)

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Inconsistency (6)Inconsistency (6)

Quandary (7)Quandary (7)

Heinous (14)Heinous (14)

Coddling (14)Coddling (14)

Perpetuated (20)Perpetuated (20)

Punishing JuvenilesPunishing Juveniles

FOR punishing FOR punishing juveniles like adultsjuveniles like adults

AGAINST punishing AGAINST punishing juveniles like adultsjuveniles like adults

-““Supreme Court”Supreme Court”

2 quotes from article2 quotes from article

-““Kids are Kids…”Kids are Kids…”

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Answer QuestionsAnswer Questions Do you think that sentencing juvenile killers to the Do you think that sentencing juvenile killers to the

death penalty is a “cruel and unusual” punishment? death penalty is a “cruel and unusual” punishment? Should juveniles be punished less harshly than Should juveniles be punished less harshly than

adults?adults? Describe the demeanor of a teenager you know. Do Describe the demeanor of a teenager you know. Do

you think that such a demeanor would cause a jury to you think that such a demeanor would cause a jury to be lenient?be lenient?

Do you think execution should be banned for some Do you think execution should be banned for some age groups of juveniles? Which age groups?age groups of juveniles? Which age groups?

What factors do you think juries should take into What factors do you think juries should take into account when they sentence juveniles?account when they sentence juveniles?

Do you agree with Lundstrom that it is inconsistent to Do you agree with Lundstrom that it is inconsistent to deny privileges like voting and drinking to teenagers deny privileges like voting and drinking to teenagers but then to sentence them as adults? Why?but then to sentence them as adults? Why?

Do you think juveniles should be tried as adults if Do you think juveniles should be tried as adults if they commit especially bad crimes?they commit especially bad crimes?

Do you agree with Lundstrom that the media Do you agree with Lundstrom that the media perpetuates the stereotype of violent youths?perpetuates the stereotype of violent youths?

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-Label the following:-Label the following:

-the introduction-the introduction

-the issue of problem the author is writing -the issue of problem the author is writing aboutabout

-the author’s main arguments-the author’s main arguments

-the author’s examples-the author’s examples

-the author’s conclusion-the author’s conclusion

Left Hand Side:Left Hand Side:

-reactions, surprise, disagree, agree, -reactions, surprise, disagree, agree, questions, etcquestions, etc

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