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CJI2d[NY] PENAL LAW ARTICLE 125


Homicide and Related Offenses


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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OFFENSE DESCRIPTION

 

PENAL LAW

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CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE - PDF
AGGRAVATED CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE Cause death of an officer PDF
 
VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER 2 Motor Vehicle PDF
Vessel 125.12(1) PDF

No charge prepared.

125.12(2)
 
All-terrain vehicle PDF
Snowmobile PDF
 
VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER 1 BAC .18 and cause death. PDF
No charge prepared.
125.13(2) and (3)
 
Cause death of more than one PDF
No charge prepared.
125.13(5)
 
Death of child less than 15. PDF
Vessel 125.13(7) PDF
 

AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE

.18; reckless driving; death. PDF
Prior Suspended or Revoked License or Privilege to Drive PDF
Prior VTL 1192. PDF
Death of more than one person PDF
Death of one person and serious physical injury to another. PDF
Prior Penal Law art 120 or 125 conviction involving operation of motor vehicle. PDF
Death of child less than 15. PDF
 
MANSLAUGHTER 2 Reckless PDF
No charge prepared 125.15(3)  
MANSLAUGHTER 1 Intent to cause serious physical injury PDF
Intent to cause death but under influence of Extreme Emotional Disturbance PDF
Intent to cause child physical injury; recklessly cause death PDF
 
AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER 2 Recklessly cause death of police or peace officer PDF
AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER 1 Intent to cause serious physical injury to police or peace officer and cause death PDF
Intent to cause death of police or peace officer but under influence of Extreme Emotional Disturbance PDF
 
MURDER 2 Intentional homicide PDF
Depraved indifference murder PDF
Felony murder PDF
Depraved indifference murder of child PDF

Homicide in course of sex offense:

pre: 9-1-2024:

on or after: 9-1-2024:

 

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AGGRAVATED MURDER Cause death of a police or certain peace officers, or correctional employee PDF
Cause death of firefighter, emergency medical technician, ambulance driver, paramedic, physician or registered nurse involved in a first response team, or other emergency responder

125.26(1)(a)(ii-a)

PDF
Cause death of child by torture PDF
 
MURDER 1 Intentional Murder of Police Officer PDF
Intentional Murder of Peace Officer PDF
Intentional Murder of first responders PDF
Intentional Murder of Correctional Employee PDF
Intentional Murder While Confined Per Life Sentence PDF
Intentional Murder While Escaped From Life Sentence PDF
Intentional Murder of Witness to Prevent Witness's Testimony PDF
Intentional Murder of Witness to Exact Retribution for Witness's Testimony PDF
Intentional Murder of Immediate Family Member of Witness to Prevent or Influence Testimony PDF
Intentional Murder of Immediate Family Member of Witness to Exact Retribution for Testimony PDF
"Contract Killing" by Killer PDF
"Contract Killing" by Procurer PDF
Intentional Murder In Course & Furtherance of Commission of, or Immediate Flight, from Designated Crime; Actual Killer PDF
Intentional Murder In Course & Furtherance of Commission of, or Immediate Flight from, Designated Crime; Person Who Commands Killer PDF
Intentional Murder In Course & Furtherance of Immediate Flight from Attempted Murder; Actual Killer PDF
Intentional Murder In Course & Furtherance of Immediate Flight from Attempted Murder; Person Who Commands Killer PDF
Two Homicides During Same Criminal Transaction PDF
Intentional Murder, Prior Murder Conviction PDF
Intentional Murder, Accompanied by Torture PDF
Intentional Murder - Two Additional Homicides within 24 Months PDF
Intentional Murder of Judge PDF
Intentional Murder in Furtherance of Act of Terrorism PDF
 

ADDITIONAL CHARGES

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DEFINITIONS
 
Causation -
PDF
Death -
PDF
Person - PDF
 
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
Extreme Emotional Disturbance - PDF
Assisting Suicide - PDF
DEPRAVED MURDER COMPARED
Depraved Murder and Reckless Manslaughter Compared -
PDF

Depraved Murder and Manslaughter of a Child Compared

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PDF
FELONY MURDER 1 and 2 COMPARED
Felony Murder 1 and 2
Compared
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MURDER 1 (Transferred Intent defined)
Transferred Intent 
MURDER 1 (Capital Sentence Instructions)
Preliminary Jury Instructions -
PDF
Basic Final Jury Instructions -
PDF
 
Former Vehicular Manslaughter Charges
For an instruction for a former Vehicular Manslaughter crime as it existed on or after the date specified in the charge and prior to June 8, 2005 click here.