RIP_BEARS t1_j1ayj6y wrote
Reply to comment by r3rg54 in DC Police Officers Found Guilty in Karon Hylton-Brown’s Death by foodude84
Whoever with malice aforethought, except as provided in §§ 22-2101, 22-2102, kills another, is guilty of murder in the second degree. For purposes of imprisonment following revocation of release authorized by § 24-403.01(b)(7), murder in the second degree is a Class A felony.
Any definition of malice aforethought, whether Blacks or general definitions, has intention as an element.
A good example of this would be George Floyd; whether he intended to kill him or not, that officer intentionally committed the act/applied the force (the knee on back, etc) that led to the death. In this case though, they aren't the ones who applied the force or action that killed him. Seems much more like a matter of involuntary manslaughter, though I don't know the statutes for that, so I'm guessing.
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