Compare and contrast murder and manslaughter. Further, do you believe that concepts such as malice aforethought and premeditation should influence the prosecutor’s decision to charge the accused with either murder or manslaughter?

Types of Homicide

Unit 6 DQ: Types of Homicide (Graded)

Compare and contrast murder and manslaughter. Further, do you believe that concepts such as malice aforethought and premeditation should influence the prosecutor’s decision to charge the accused with either murder or manslaughter? Please provide at least two (2) reasons to support your position. Please be specific, and please be sure to support you comments with credible research, which may include information from the class textbook, Internet or the KU Library.