What are the relevant elements of a first degree murder?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Monroe, 863 F.2d 887 (9th Cir. 1988):
The relevant elements of first degree murder are (1) the act or acts of killing a human being; (2) with malice aforethought; and (3) with premeditation. See United States v. Free, 841 F.2d 321, 325 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 108 S.Ct. 2042 (1988). These elements can be established by circumstantial evidence and the inferences drawn from that evidence. Id.
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