(a) A murder is in the first degree if it is: (1) a deliberate, premeditated, and willful killing; (2) committed by lying in wait; (3) committed by poison; or (4) committed in the perpetration of or an attempt to perpetrate: (i) arson in the first degree; (ii) burning a barn, stable, tobacco house, warehouse, or other outbuilding that: 1. is not parcel to […]
A defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree may be sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole only if: (1) at least 30 days before trial, the State gave written notice to the defendant of the State’s intention to seek a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole; […]
(a) A murder that is not in the first degree under § 2–201 of this subtitle is in the second degree. (b) A person who commits a murder in the second degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 40 years.
A person who attempts to commit murder in the first degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding life.
A person who attempts to commit murder in the second degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 years.
(a) A person who commits manslaughter is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to: (1) imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; or (2) imprisonment in a local correctional facility not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $500 or both. (b) The discovery of one’s spouse engaged in sexual intercourse with another does not constitute legally […]
(a) An indictment for murder or manslaughter is sufficient if it substantially states: “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) feloniously (willfully and with deliberately premeditated malice) killed (and murdered) (name of victim) against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”. (b) An indictment for murder or manslaughter, or for being an accessory to murder or […]
(a) In this section, “vehicle” includes a motor vehicle, streetcar, locomotive, engine, and train. (b) A person may not cause the death of another as a result of the person’s driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a grossly negligent manner. (c) A violation of this section is manslaughter by vehicle or vessel. (d) (1) Except as provided […]
(a) In this section, “vehicle” includes a motor vehicle, streetcar, locomotive, engine, and train. (b) A person may not cause the death of another as the result of the person’s driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner. (c) For purposes of this section, a person acts in a criminally negligent manner with […]
