Name: _____________________________

Date: ________________

Crimes Against the Person- Homicide

Read each example. Determine the classification of each homicide as murder (M), voluntary
manslaughter (V), involuntary manslaughter (I), 1st degree murder (1st), 1st degree felony murder (1st F),
or 2nd degree murder (2nd).

1. _____________ In the act of breaking into a house and robbing a person, the thief is
threatened by the home owner with a gun. The thief then turns
the gun against the owner and kills him.

2. _____________ A person is street racing through a residential area, hitting speeds over
100 mph. He then loses control of the vehicle, striking and
killing a child who was playing in the front yard of the house.

3. _____________ A woman finds out her husband is cheating on her. She puts poison in a
meal she knows they will eat, killing both of them.

4. _____________ A man comes home early and finds his wife in bed with another man. In
a rage, he kills the other man.

5. _____________ A woman gets drunk at a bar and drives home. While driving, she hits
another car and sends it crashing into a tree, killing the other
driver.

6. _____________ A gang member performs a drive-by shooting against a rival gang

member’s home, killing his target and two bystanders.