Posted: July 7th, 2022

Case brief crime against the person

Case brief crime against the person
Name
Institution

Facts
Raymond Allen Snowden met Cora Lucyle Dean at the HiHo club and they left together. After they left the club, they got into an argument as to who was to pay the cab fare. They later calmed down, and as they crossed the street, they began arguing again; this is when Snowden took Dean over beside a pickup truck and pulled out his pocket knife and sliced her throat. The body was discovered the following morning, brutally and aggressively cut and disfigured. According to the autopsy surgeon who testified in the case, the victim’s voice box was cut out, and her neck and abdomen had wounds (Hall, 2011). She also had 2 facial lace rations and 2 facial lace rations on the back of her neck. Her spinal cord had been severed by the second neck wound causing her to die. After the incident, Snowden took the victim’s wallet and got a motorist to take him to an alley; this is where he changed his clothes. He threw the knife in a sewer and threw away the wallet. Snowden pleaded guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to death.
Issue
Did the defendant premeditate and deliberately kill the victim?
Rule
Yes. The defendant premeditated the murder of the victim and killed her deliberately.
Analysis
According to the law, murder is described as the illegal killing of an individual with malice afterthought. Malice is implied for any act that is brutal and intentional against another person demonstrating a heart that is abandoned and malignant. The facts presented in this case show that. As such, the court ruled that Snowden’s conduct in taking Dean’s life were willful, intentional, and premeditated.
Conclusion
The defendant’s actions were brutal, as he premeditated and killed the victim intentionally.
Reference
Hall, D. E. (2011). Criminal Law and Procedure. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

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