Section 13A-6-1 Definitions. (a) As used in Article 1 and Article 2, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) CRIMINAL HOMICIDE. Murder, manslaughter, or criminally negligent homicide. (2) HOMICIDE. A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence causes the death of another […]
Section 13A-6-2 Murder. (a) A person commits the crime of murder if he or she does any of the following: (1) With intent to cause the death of another person, he or she causes the death of that person or of another person. (2) Under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life, he or she […]
Section 13A-6-3 Manslaughter. (a) A person commits the crime of manslaughter if: (1) He recklessly causes the death of another person, or (2) He causes the death of another person under circumstances that would constitute murder under Section 13A-6-2; except, that he causes the death due to a sudden heat of passion caused by provocation […]
Section 13A-6-4 Criminally negligent homicide. (a) A person commits the crime of criminally negligent homicide if he or she causes the death of another person by criminal negligence. (b) The jury may consider statutes and ordinances regulating the actor’s conduct in determining whether the actor is culpably negligent under subsection (a). (c) Criminally negligent homicide […]
