re: #132 KGxvi

Murder, typically, requires premeditation. Manslaughter requires “heat of passion”. I’m not sure what Texas law is on premeditation, but from the facts we’ve heard thus far, manslaughter (a) seems like the correct charge; and (b) would be easier to prove.

That said, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a criminal law attorney. My practice always stuck to the civil side.

We’d have to look at Texas’s statutes, but there are typically levels of murder, and they don’t all require “premeditation”. Premeditation is often the differentiator for when something becomes a capital offense.