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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I see your point and -- at the risk of failing to stp -- will say only that the problem of determining what someone's intent was is one that arises in other crimes, and we do not let that problem dissuade us from making first- and second-degree murders separate crimes. At least in theory, a jury should find first-degree murder only where there is clear and convincing evidence.
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Beyond a reasonable doubt, even.
But you confuse "intent" with "motive". They are different. The difference matters.
And the horse is dead, I'll confess.
(But I really like horses so this wasn't motivated by bias.)
