What's the legal background here? There is a first degree murder charge and two second degree murder charges but only one murder. I assume that has something to do with other factors like using a gun or something like that. Can anyone briefly explain it?
This is not going to answer your question, but under New York State law, 1st degree murder is defined with a bit more specificity than in many other states. Below is a link to the defining statute. I suspect in New York that if the authorities are not sure they can shoe-horn a murder into one of the specific categories, they also charge the person with second degree murder. That there is only one first degree murder charges might mean that the state, at this point, thinks this murder may only fit into one of the specified grounds, depending on where the evidence leads. Just a guess, but maybe Section xiii, terrorism.
I’m glad I’m not the only one that was confused. 3 counts of murder for 1 dead body??
One might need to be a criminal defense attorney IN New York to fully understand the charges.
Agree. I saw a solid black one for the first time recently on the farm.
It was several years ago that I learned that the coastal plains of NC within a few dozen miles of the ocean or a sound had become something of a Mecca for black bears. The endless fields of corn and other grains combined with the collapse of tobacco farming had produced the largest black bears in world. On a drive to the beach with my wife on a two lane country road, a bear ran across the road in front of our car. A very big bear. We paused arguing for a moment and I said, "Did a bear just run across the road?" My wife, equally bewildered, replied, "Yes it did!" Our completely good argument, which I swear I was winning, was completely derailed and my wife spent the rest of the drive Googling "Black Bears North Carolina." She read aloud the choicest bits including that the largest black bears in the world were to be found in Eastern NC, grown fat on the enormous amount of crop land and the mild winters that obliviated the need to hibernate. Eastern NC is apparently a 24/7/365 all you can eat buffet for black bears.
It certainly is. Took this pic about 7 miles from Manteo.
It's Alligator River more than Rocky Mount, right?
I have no idea, I was just making a joke.
It's Pocosin Lakes more than Alligator River, but Alligator River's #2.
Wow! That’s a great pic!It certainly is. Took this pic about 7 miles from Manteo.
Wait, does Alligator River have alligators?
Only until the pythons and anacondas arrive.