Criminal Homicide In Augusta Georgia

Willful killing is considered murder. If convicted for murder in Georgia, you can be sentenced to death. However some willful killings may be considered as justifiable or excusable. These include:

• The killing of a felon by a peace officer in the line of duty.
• The killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen.

Justifiable homicide, by definition, occurs in conjunction with other offenses. The other offence that occurred at the time of the justifiable homicide must be reported as a separate offense. The police cannot classify a killing as justifiable or excusable solely on the claims of self-defense or on the action of a coroner, prosecutor, grand jury, or court.

Criminal homicide is the killing of another person through gross negligence. As a general rule, any death caused by the gross negligence of another is Criminal Homicide. Deaths of persons due to their own negligence, accidental deaths not resulting from gross negligence, and traffic fatalities are not criminal homicide.

Vehicular homicide is an accident that results in the death of another person. The deceased person may have been in the same vehicle or in another vehicle or a pedestrian. To be charged with vehicular homicide, the police and the prosecution must believe that you were operating the vehicle illegally or driving in an illegal manner - under the influence of drugs or alcohol, speeding, driving extremely recklessly or a wide variety of other illegal actions. The penalties for vehicular homicide range from fines and probation to a year in jail.

Our DUI and Criminal Defense attorneys are based in Augusta, GA (Georgia). If you have been charged with DUI in Augusta, GA (Georgia) or anywhere throughout the CSRA, including Columbia County, Richmond County, Lincoln County, McDuffie, Jefferson and Burke Counties, Evans, Appling, Waynesboro, Louisville, Thomson, Lincolnton, Girard Georgia & Aiken, South Carolina & North Augusta SC, contact us.

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