CJI2d[NY] PENAL LAW ARTICLE 125

Homicide and Related Offenses

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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OFFENSE	DESCRIPTION	PENAL LAW (Word)	(pdf)
CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE	-	125.10	PDF
AGGRAVATED CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE	Cause death of an officer	125.11	PDF
VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER 2	Motor Vehicle	125.12(1)	PDF
	Vessel	125.12(1)	PDF
	No charge prepared.	125.12(2)
	All-terrain vehicle	125.12(3)	PDF
	Snowmobile	125.12(3)	PDF
VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER 1	BAC .18 and cause death.	125.13(1)	PDF
	No charge prepared.	125.13(2) and (3)
	Cause death of more than one	125.13(4)	PDF
	No charge prepared.	125.13(5)
	Death of child less than 15.	125.13(6)	PDF
	Vessel	125.13(7)	PDF
AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE	.18; reckless driving; death.	125.14(1)	PDF
	Prior Suspended or Revoked License or Privilege to Drive	125.14(2)	PDF
	Prior VTL 1192.	125.14(3)	PDF
	Death of more than one person	125.14(4)	PDF
	Death of one person and serious physical injury to another.	125.14(5)	PDF
	Prior Penal Law art 120 or 125 conviction involving operation of motor vehicle.	125.14(6)	PDF
	Death of child less than 15.	125.14(7)	PDF
MANSLAUGHTER 2	Reckless	125.15(1)	PDF
	No charge prepared	125.15(3)
MANSLAUGHTER 1	Intent to cause serious physical injury	125.20(1)	PDF
	Intent to cause death but under influence of Extreme Emotional Disturbance	125.20(2)	PDF
	Intent to cause child physical injury; recklessly cause death	125.20(4)	PDF
AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER 2	Recklessly cause death of police or peace officer	125.21	PDF
AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER 1	Intent to cause serious physical injury to police or peace officer and cause death	125.22(1)	PDF
	Intent to cause death of police or peace officer but under influence of Extreme Emotional Disturbance	125.22(2)	PDF
MURDER 2	Intentional homicide	125.25(1)	PDF
	Depraved indifference murder	125.25(2)	PDF
	Felony murder	125.25(3)	PDF
	Depraved indifference murder of child	125.25(4)	PDF
	Homicide in course of sex offense: pre: 9-1-2024: on or after: 9-1-2024:	125.25(5)	PDF
		125.25(5)	pdf
AGGRAVATED MURDER	Cause death of a police or certain peace officers, or correctional employee	125.26(1)(a) (i), (ii), & (iii)	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	125.26(2)	PDF
MURDER 1	Intentional Murder of Police Officer	125.27(1)(a)(i)	PDF
	Intentional Murder of Peace Officer	125.27(1)(a)(ii)	PDF
	Intentional Murder of first responders	125.27(1)(a)(ii-a)	PDF
	Intentional Murder of Correctional Employee	125.27(1)(a)(iii)	PDF
	Intentional Murder While Confined Per Life Sentence	125.27(1)(a)(iv)	PDF
	Intentional Murder While Escaped From Life Sentence	125.27(1)(a)(iv)	PDF
	Intentional Murder of Witness to Prevent Witness's Testimony	125.27(1)(a)(v)	PDF
	Intentional Murder of Witness to Exact Retribution for Witness's Testimony	125.27(1)(a)(v)	PDF
	Intentional Murder of Immediate Family Member of Witness to Prevent or Influence Testimony	125.27(1)(a)(v)	PDF
	Intentional Murder of Immediate Family Member of Witness to Exact Retribution for Testimony	125.27(1)(a)(v)	PDF
	"Contract Killing" by Killer	125.27(1)(a)(vi)	PDF
	"Contract Killing" by Procurer	125.27(1)(a)(vi)	PDF
	Intentional Murder In Course & Furtherance of Commission of, or Immediate Flight, from Designated Crime; Actual Killer	125.27(1)(a)(vii)	PDF
	Intentional Murder In Course & Furtherance of Commission of, or Immediate Flight from, Designated Crime; Person Who Commands Killer	125.27(1)(a)(vii)	PDF
	Intentional Murder In Course & Furtherance of Immediate Flight from Attempted Murder; Actual Killer	125.27(1)(a)(vii)	PDF
	Intentional Murder In Course & Furtherance of Immediate Flight from Attempted Murder; Person Who Commands Killer	125.27(1)(a)(vii)	PDF
	Two Homicides During Same Criminal Transaction	125.27(1)(a)(viii)	PDF
	Intentional Murder, Prior Murder Conviction	125.27(1)(a)(ix)	PDF
	Intentional Murder, Accompanied by Torture	125.27(1)(a)(x)	PDF
	Intentional Murder - Two Additional Homicides within 24 Months	125.27(1)(a)(xi)	PDF
	Intentional Murder of Judge	125.27(1)(a)(xii)	PDF
	Intentional Murder in Furtherance of Act of Terrorism	125.27(1)(a)(xiii)	PDF
	ADDITIONAL CHARGES Click on the name of a charge for a Word document.
	DEFINITIONS
Causation	-		PDF
Death	-		PDF
Person	-	125.05(1)	PDF
	AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
Extreme Emotional Disturbance	-	125.25(1)(a)	PDF
Assisting Suicide	-	125.25(1)(b)	PDF
DEPRAVED MURDER COMPARED
Depraved Murder and Reckless Manslaughter Compared	-		PDF
Depraved Murder and Manslaughter of a Child Compared	-		PDF
FELONY MURDER 1 and 2 COMPARED
Felony Murder 1 and 2 Compared	-		PDF
MURDER 1 (Transferred Intent defined)
Transferred Intent		125.27	PDF
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.