What is homicide in Texas?

Homicide in Texas is when a person kills someone “intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence.” Examples of criminal homicide in Texas are: murder; capital murder; manslaughter; or criminally negligent homicide.

What is murder in Texas?

Murder in Texas can be charged three different ways. The first is when a Person A kills Person B “intentionally or knowingly.” The second form of murder in Texas is when Person B dies, because a Person A acted in a way that was clearly dangerous to human life while intending to harm Person B. Finally, the third way to commit murder in Texas is while Person A is committing a felony Person A acts in a way that is clearly dangerous to human life and kills Person B.

Usually, murder is a First Degree Felony. The charge may be a Second Degree Felony if the jury believes the murder was committed under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause.