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Illinois has four different homicide crimes in total, with first-degree murder being the most serious offense. Illinois law defines first-degree murder as when a person intends to kill, intends to inflict great bodily harm, or knowingly engages in an act that has a strong probability of death or great bodily harm for another individual, causing a person's death. [2]
Second Degree Murder Life (parole eligibility after 25 years; 20 years if crime was committed before July 1, 2015) or no less than 10 years (eligible for parole after serving half the sentence) First Degree Murder Life without parole or life (parole eligibility after 25 years; 20 years if crime was committed before July 1, 2015)
According to Black's Law Dictionary justifiable homicide applies to the blameless killing of a person, such as in self-defense. [1]The term "legal intervention" is a classification incorporated into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, and does not denote the lawfulness or legality of the circumstances surrounding a death caused by law enforcement. [2]
— The former Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey could soon be set free, following an appellate court ruling that cleared the way ...
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Calls for an independent investigation into the Illinois sheriff's office that employed the deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey flooded a local county board meeting on Tuesday, a month after the ...
Under U.S. law the fleeing felon rule was limited in 1985 to non-lethal force in most cases by Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1.The justices held that deadly force "may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm to the officer or others."
Kotlarz was charged with an aggravated DUI, misdemeanor driving on a revoked license, open liquor in vehicle and improper lane usage, according to the Southern Illinoisan. Kotlarz was strangled by another inmate, who was later charged with murder. Jail or Agency: Jackson County Jail; State: Illinois; Date arrested or booked: 3/5/2016; Date of ...