re: State witness testifies about the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf

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I dont think you’re familiar with the Texas murder statutes

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Particularly concerning premeditation, as I just familiarized myself with them. Don’t mess with Texas indeed.

Yep! Us crackers need to have our heads on a swivel around boos and culcha!

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I do t think you’re familiar with the Texas murder statutes

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Capital Murder, Murder and Manslaughter is all Texas has to offer when it comes to homicide.
He will probably be convicted of one of the first two.

Here's the information concerning Texas murder statutes

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Texas criminal homicide is primarily divided into murder, capital murder, and manslaughter, and is detailed in ?Chapter 19 of the Texas Penal Code.

Standard murder is a first-degree felony punishable by 5 to 99 years (or life) in prison, while capital murder carries an automatic life sentence without parole or the death penalty.Texas Murder Statute (Section 19.02)A person commits standard murder if they ?Section 19.02 of the Texas Penal Code:Intentionally or knowingly cause the death of an individual.Intend to cause serious bodily injury and commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that results in death.Commit or attempt to commit a felony (other than manslaughter), and during the act or flight, commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes death (felony murder rule).Capital Murder Statute (Section 19.03)

A standard murder elevates to capital murder if aggravating factors are present ?Section 19.03 of the Texas Penal Code. These include:Murdering a peace officer or firefighter acting in an official capacity.Committing murder during the commission (or attempted commission) of a felony such as kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, obstruction, or retaliation.Committing murder for hire or financial gain.Murdering someone while escaping or attempting to escape a penal institution.Murdering an employee of a penal institution by an incarcerated individual.Committing murder while serving a life sentence.Murdering more than one person during the same criminal transaction.Murdering a child younger than 10 years old (or under 15 years old in certain sexual abuse cases).Murdering a judge or justice in retaliation for their official service.

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It's all covered on Google.

Their premeditation threshold doesn’t leave much wiggle room.

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Not premeditated. Definitely murder.

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I would normally agree with the former. The Texas definition is slightly broader than most others. It may not meet that bar, but it’ll be a tight race between 1st and 2nd degree according to their statute of such.