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Question: What are the levels of taking the life of another person in your state law? Homicide, murder, manslaughter, etc. What is the difference among the levels and how are they applied in real life? Give us some cases that illustrate the different laws.

What would the potential charges be in your state for the following (include any additional facts as needed):

Andrew shoots his wife in a fit of rage after she burns dinner again. The bullet ricochets off the cast iron pan she is holding and hits his mother-in-law, Shirley. Shirley is alive but in critical condition after the shooting. Andrew adores Shirley and is heartbroken.

Lynn is on Tik Tok watching videos before access is taken away by her college''s wifi system. She also happens to be driving. She runs a red light and hits another car, killing the driver.

Kelly is driving on a dark road, going below the speed limit because it is raining. She hits something that she thinks is a deer and so she does not stop. Turns out it was a teenager, and Kelly killed her. **Does it matter if she is on the phone at the time?

Sam is a chef at a fancy restaurant. He creates a masterpiece involving lobster mousse for his dinner customers. One customer is Rachel, who has a serious shellfish allergy, which she told the waiter about when ordering. A different waiter delivered the meal, and recited the elements, including the lobster mousse, when serving it to Rachel and her dining partner. Rachel had a bad reaction, did not have an epipen on her, and ended up dying.