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Pautas de Sentencia por Asesinato: Tiempo Mínimo y Máximo de Prisión por Estado (2026)

Por Equipo Editorial de Recording LawRevisado 9 de agosto de 202691 min de lectura
Pautas de Sentencia por Asesinato: Tiempo Mínimo y Máximo de Prisión por Estado (2026)

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es la sentencia promedio por asesinato en primer grado?

La sentencia promedio por asesinato en primer grado en Estados Unidos es la **cadena perpetua**, a menudo con un mínimo de 25 a 30 años antes de la elegibilidad para libertad condicional. En 27 estados, la pena de muerte también es una posibilidad para casos agravados, aunque varios de estos estados han pausado o limitado las ejecuciones. Varios estados, incluidos Luisiana, Carolina del Sur, Indiana, Utah y Tennessee, reanudaron las ejecuciones en 2024-2025.

¿Cuál es la sentencia posible más corta por asesinato?

La sentencia potencial más corta por asesinato en primer grado es de **10 años en Arkansas** (delito grave de Clase Y con un rango de 10 a 40 años). Para el asesinato en segundo grado, **Illinois tiene un mínimo de apenas 4 años**, que puede incluir libertad condicional durante una parte de la sentencia.

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre el asesinato en primer y segundo grado?

El **asesinato en primer grado** es premeditado e intencional: el autor planeó el asesinato con anticipación. El **asesinato en segundo grado** es intencional pero no premeditado; ocurre "en el momento" sin planificación previa. El asesinato en primer grado conlleva penas más severas, incluida la posibilidad de la pena de muerte en los estados que la aplican.

¿Cuántos estados tienen pena de muerte?

A partir de 2026, **27 estados** conservan la pena de muerte por estatuto, aunque muchos tienen moratorias o pausas de facto. **23 estados más el Distrito de Columbia** han abolido formalmente la pena capital. Aproximadamente 9 estados llevaron a cabo ejecuciones activamente en 2024-2025, entre ellos Florida, Texas, Carolina del Sur, Luisiana y Oklahoma, entre los más activos. Entre los 27 estados que autorizan la pena de muerte se incluyen Oregon (moratoria, corredor de la muerte vacío, estatuto vigente) y Kansas (sin ejecuciones desde 1965, estatuto vigente).

¿Pueden los menores de edad recibir cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional?

Conforme a los fallos de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos (*Miller v. Alabama* en 2012 y *Montgomery v. Louisiana* en 2016), los menores no pueden recibir sentencias **obligatorias** de cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional. Sin embargo, algunos estados todavía permiten la JLWOP discrecional para menores en casos extremos, aunque la mayoría ahora exige elegibilidad para libertad condicional después de 25 a 40 años, según el estado.

¿Qué factores afectan la sentencia por asesinato?

Los factores clave que afectan la sentencia por asesinato incluyen: - **El grado de premeditación**: planeado frente a espontáneo - **Circunstancias agravantes**: múltiples víctimas, vulnerabilidad de la víctima, uso de tortura, manera atroz - **Factores atenuantes**: problemas de salud mental, edad, remordimiento, ausencia de antecedentes, trauma en la infancia - **Antecedentes penales**: los reincidentes enfrentan sentencias más severas - **Acuerdos de culpabilidad**: las declaraciones de culpabilidad negociadas a menudo resultan en sentencias reducidas - **Características de la víctima**: los asesinatos de menores, adultos mayores o agentes de la ley suelen conllevar penas más severas.

¿Qué es el asesinato por delito grave (felony murder)?

El asesinato por delito grave es una doctrina legal según la cual una muerte que ocurre durante la comisión de un delito grave peligroso (como robo, allanamiento, secuestro, violación o incendio provocado) puede acusarse como asesinato, incluso si la muerte fue involuntaria o accidental. Algunos estados han reducido esta regla; por ejemplo, la SB 1437 de California (2019) ahora exige que los cómplices hayan tenido intención de matar para ser acusados de asesinato.

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre factores agravantes y atenuantes?

Los **factores agravantes** empeoran un delito y aumentan la sentencia. Los ejemplos incluyen delitos graves violentos previos, el asesinato de un menor o de un agente de la ley, el asesinato por encargo, o métodos especialmente atroces. Los **factores atenuantes** reducen la culpabilidad y pueden disminuir la sentencia. Los ejemplos incluyen la ausencia de antecedentes, una enfermedad mental, una perturbación emocional extrema, o la edad del acusado.

Actualizaciones

Restored the dropped 'victim was a prison employee' element to Kentucky's prisoner-murder death-penalty aggravator (KRS 532.025(2)(a)5). Corrected Ohio's under-13 aggravator, which does not include a mental-disability clause (ORC 2929.04(A)(9)). Removed the misleading 'Historical - Pre-2018' label from Washington's aggravated-murder factors (RCW 10.95.020 is current law, last amended 2021, and still defines the aggravated-murder scheme underlying today's mandatory-LWOP sentencing). Removed the incorrect MCL 777.38 citation from the Michigan entry -- that section covers only one narrow offense variable (victim asportation/captivity), not the full list of scored factors.

Refreshed for 2026: corrected per-state death-penalty status across 17 states. Kansas does NOT abolish (2023 repeal failed); Louisiana, Tennessee, Utah, Indiana, and South Carolina resumed executions in 2024-2025 (several by nitrogen hypoxia or firing squad); Wyoming death row is now empty; Idaho (Kohberger LWOP plea); Oregon corrected to retain-with-moratorium (not abolished); Florida death recommendation is 8 of 12 jurors (SB 450, 2023); North Carolina HB 307 (2025); plus Texas/Nevada/Montana/Ohio/Arkansas updates. 27 states authorize the death penalty as of 2026.

La ley detrás de este artículo

Este artículo se apoya en 20 disposiciones legales conservadas en nuestro propio registro jurídico, cada una obtenida de la fuente oficial. Toque una sección para leer el texto vigente.

Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 13 (Criminal Code), Chapter 7.1 (CAPITAL SENTENCING)

§ 13-751Sentence of death or life imprisonment; aggravating and mitigating circumstances; definitionVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
A. If the state has filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty and the defendant is: 1. Convicted of first degree murder pursuant to section 13-1105, subsection A, paragraph 1 or 3 and was at least eighteen years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, the defendant shall be sentenced to death or imprisonment in the custody of the state department of corrections for natural life as determined and in accordance with the procedures provided in section 13-752. A defendant who is sentenced to natural life is not eligible for commutation, parole, work furlough, work release or release from confinement on any basis. 2. Convicted of first degree murder pursuant to section 13-1105 and was under eighteen years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, the defendant shall be sentenced to imprisonment in the custody of the state department of corrections for life or natural life, as determined and in accordance with the procedures provided in section 13-752. A defendant who is sentenced to natural life is not eligible for commutation, parole, work furlough, work release or release from confinement on any basis.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-08-04 · Lea la sección completa en azleg.gov

Citada en 131 opiniones judiciales2000s: 32010s: 882020s: 40Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: State of Arizona v. Christopher Mathew Payne (Arizona Supreme Court 2013, 233 Ariz. 484) · State v. Dann (Arizona Supreme Court 2009, 220 Ariz. 351) · State of Arizona v. Mark Goudeau (Arizona Supreme Court 2016, 239 Ariz. 421)

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California Penal Code

§ 190Vigentecitada en 3 de nuestros artículos
(a) Every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall be punished by death, imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole, or imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 25 years to life. The penalty to be applied shall be determined as provided in Sections 190.1, 190.2, 190.3, 190.4, and 190.5. Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), or (d), every person guilty of murder in the second degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 15 years to life. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), every person guilty of murder in the second degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 25 years to life if the victim was a peace officer, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 830.1, subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 830.2, subdivision (a) of Section 830.33, or Section 830.5, who was killed while engaged in the performance of his or her duties, and the defendant knew, or reasonably should have known, that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-28 · Lea la sección completa en leginfo.legislature.ca.gov

Citada en 338 opiniones judiciales1910s: 81920s: 21930s: 21940s: 141950s: 281960s: 371970s: 421980s: 691990s: 382000s: 372010s: 322020s: 27Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: People v. Dillon (California Supreme Court 1983, 34 Cal. 3d 441) · People v. Edwards (California Supreme Court 1991, 54 Cal. 3d 787) · People v. Frierson (California Supreme Court 1979, 25 Cal. 3d 142)

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Kentucky Revised Statutes, Chapter 507: CRIMINAL HOMICIDE

§ 507.020MurderVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(1) A person is guilty of murder when: (a) With intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of such person or of a third person; except that in any prosecution a person shall not be guilty under this subsection if he acted under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance for which there was a reasonable explanation or excuse, the reasonableness of which is to be determined from the viewpoint of a person in the defendant's situation under the circumstances as the defendant believed them to be. However, nothing contained in this section shall constitute a defense to a prosecution for or preclude a conviction of manslaughter in the first degree or any other crime; or (b) Including, but not limited to, the operation of a motor vehicle under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life, he wantonly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person and thereby causes the death of another person. (2) Murder is a capital offense.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 359 opiniones judiciales1970s: 491980s: 461990s: 502000s: 692010s: 682020s: 77Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Brown v. Commonwealth (Kentucky Supreme Court 2010, 313 S.W.3d 577) · Stopher v. Commonwealth (Kentucky Supreme Court 2001, 57 S.W.3d 787) · Soto v. Commonwealth (Kentucky Supreme Court 2004, 139 S.W.3d 827)

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§ 507.030Manslaughter in the first degreeVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(1) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree when: (a) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he or she causes the death of such person or of a third person; (b) With intent to cause the death of another person, he or she causes the death of such person or of a third person under circumstances which do not constitute murder because he or she acts under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance, as defined in subsection (1)(a) of KRS 507.020; (c) Through circumstances not otherwise constituting the offense of murder, he or she intentionally abuses or neglects another person or knowingly permits another person of whom he or she has actual custody to be abused or neglected and thereby causes death to a person twelve (12) years of age or less, or who is physically helpless or mentally helpless; or (d) He or she knowingly sells fentanyl or a fentanyl derivative to another person, and the injection, ingestion, inhalation, or other introduction of the fentanyl or fentanyl derivative causes the death of the person. (2) Manslaughter in the first degree is a Class B felony.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 85 opiniones judiciales1970s: 121980s: 81990s: 142000s: 162010s: 102020s: 25Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Caudill v. Commonwealth (Kentucky Supreme Court 2003, 120 S.W.3d 635) · McGinnis v. Commonwealth (Kentucky Supreme Court 1994, 875 S.W.2d 518) · Greene v. Commonwealth (Kentucky Supreme Court 2006, 197 S.W.3d 76)

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Kentucky Revised Statutes, Chapter 532: CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF OFFENSES -- AUTHORIZED DISPOSITION

§ 532.025Presentence hearings -- Use of juvenile court records -- Aggravating or mitigating circumstances -- Instructions to juryVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(1) (a) Upon conviction of a defendant in cases where the death penalty may be imposed, a hearing shall be conducted. In such hearing, the judge shall hear additional evidence in extenuation, mitigation, and aggravation of punishment, including the record of any prior criminal convictions and pleas of guilty or pleas of nolo contendere of the defendant, or the absence of any prior conviction and pleas; provided, however, that only such evidence in aggravation as the state has made known to the defendant prior to his or her trial shall be admissible. Subject to the Kentucky Rules of Evidence, juvenile court records of adjudications of guilt of a child for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult shall be admissible in court at any time the child is tried as an adult, or after the child becomes an adult, at any subsequent criminal trial relating to that same person.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 199 opiniones judiciales1970s: 41980s: 421990s: 362000s: 602010s: 342020s: 23Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: Hoskins v. Maricle (Kentucky Supreme Court 2004, 150 S.W.3d 1) · Brown v. Commonwealth (Kentucky Supreme Court 2010, 313 S.W.3d 577) · Tamme v. Commonwealth (Kentucky Supreme Court 1998, 973 S.W.2d 13)

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Michigan Compiled Laws

§ 750.316First degree murder; incarceration order upon conviction; penalty; definitionsVigentecitada en 3 de nuestros artículos
(1) Except as provided in sections 25 and 25a of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.25 and 769.25a, a person who commits any of the following is guilty of first degree murder and shall be punished by imprisonment for life without eligibility for parole: (a) Murder perpetrated by means of poison, lying in wait, or any other willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing. (b) Murder committed in the perpetration of, or attempt to perpetrate, arson, criminal sexual conduct in the first, second, or third degree, child abuse in the first degree, a major controlled substance offense, robbery, carjacking, breaking and entering of a dwelling, home invasion in the first or second degree, larceny of any kind, extortion, kidnapping, vulnerable adult abuse in the first or second degree under section 145n, torture under section 85, aggravated stalking under section 411i, or unlawful imprisonment under section 349b.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en legislature.mi.gov

Citada en 2,464 opiniones judiciales1950s: 11960s: 41970s: 3961980s: 3191990s: 1972000s: 1752010s: 6662020s: 706Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: People v. Carines (Michigan Supreme Court 1999, 460 Mich. 750) · People v. Lockridge (Michigan Supreme Court 2015, 498 Mich. 358) · People v. Bennett (Michigan Court of Appeals 2010, 290 Mich. App. 465)

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También citada en: ¿Cuánto Dura una Cadena Perpetua en Michigan? (Guía 2026)

§ 750.317Second degree murder; penaltyVigentecitada en 5 de nuestros artículos
Second degree murder--All other kinds of murder shall be murder of the second degree, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life, or any term of years, in the discretion of the court trying the same.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en legislature.mi.gov

Citada en 1,444 opiniones judiciales1960s: 31970s: 2391980s: 2081990s: 1142000s: 862010s: 3662020s: 428Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: People v. Hampton (Michigan Supreme Court 1979, 407 Mich. 354) · People v. Reese (Michigan Supreme Court 2012, 491 Mich. 127) · People of Michigan v. Dawn Marie Dixon-Bey (Michigan Court of Appeals 2017)

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§ 750.321ManslaughterVigentecitada en 3 de nuestros artículos
Manslaughter--Any person who shall commit the crime of manslaughter shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, not more than 15 years or by fine of not more than 7,500 dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en legislature.mi.gov

Citada en 524 opiniones judiciales1960s: 51970s: 1521980s: 1021990s: 622000s: 322010s: 912020s: 80Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: People v. Lockridge (Michigan Supreme Court 2015, 498 Mich. 358) · People v. Reese (Michigan Supreme Court 2012, 491 Mich. 127) · People v. Schaefer (Michigan Supreme Court 2005, 473 Mich. 418)

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Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 609: CRIMINAL CODE

§ 609.106HEINOUS CRIMESVigentecitada en 3 de nuestros artículos
Subdivision 1. Terms. (a) As used in this section, "heinous crime" means: (1) a violation or attempted violation of section 609.185 or 609.19; (2) a violation of section 609.195 or 609.221; or (3) a violation of section 609.342, 609.343, or 609.344, if the offense was committed with force or violence. (b) "Previous conviction" means a conviction in Minnesota for a heinous crime or a conviction elsewhere for conduct that would have been a heinous crime under this chapter if committed in Minnesota. The term includes any conviction that occurred before the commission of the present offense of conviction, but does not include a conviction if 15 years have elapsed since the person was discharged from the sentence imposed for the offense. Subd. 2. Life without release.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mn.gov

Citada en 51 opiniones judiciales1990s: 12000s: 222010s: 252020s: 3Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Leake v. State (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2007, 737 N.W.2d 531) · State v. Leake (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2005, 699 N.W.2d 312) · Chambers v. State (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2013, 831 N.W.2d 311)

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Revised Statutes of Missouri, Title XXXVIII (CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS), Chapter 565

§ 565.020First degree murder, penalty — person under eighteen years of age, penalty.Vigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
1.  A person commits the offense of murder in the first degree if he or she knowingly causes the death of another person after deliberation upon the matter. 2.  The offense of murder in the first degree is a class A felony, and, if a person is eighteen years of age or older at the time of the offense, the punishment shall be either death or imprisonment for life without eligibility for probation or parole, or release except by act of the governor.  If a person has not reached his or her eighteenth birthday at the time of the commission of the offense, the punishment shall be as provided under section 565.033.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mo.gov

Citada en 532 opiniones judiciales1980s: 491990s: 2042000s: 1802010s: 802020s: 19Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: State v. Clemmons (Supreme Court of Missouri 1988, 753 S.W.2d 901) · State v. Murray (Supreme Court of Missouri 1988, 744 S.W.2d 762) · State v. Barriner (Supreme Court of Missouri 2000, 34 S.W.3d 139)

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New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, Chapter 30

§ 30-2-1MurderVigentecitada en 5 de nuestros artículos
A. Murder in the first degree is the killing of one human being by another without lawful justification or excuse, by any of the means with which death may be caused: (1) by any kind of willful, deliberate and premeditated killing; (2) in the commission of or attempt to commit any felony; or (3) by any act greatly dangerous to the lives of others, indicating a depraved mind regardless of human life. Whoever commits murder in the first degree is guilty of a capital felony. B. Unless he is acting upon sufficient provocation, upon a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion, a person who kills another human being without lawful justification or excuse commits murder in the second degree if in performing the acts which cause the death he knows that such acts create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to that individual or another. Murder in the second degree is a lesser included offense of the crime of murder in the first degree. Whoever commits murder in the second degree is guilty of a second degree felony resulting in the death of a human being.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en nmonesource.com

Citada en 352 opiniones judiciales1970s: 11980s: 141990s: 432000s: 592010s: 1322020s: 103Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: State v. Cunningham (New Mexico Supreme Court 2000, 128 N.M. 711) · State v. Garcia (New Mexico Supreme Court 1992, 114 N.M. 269) · State v. Gonzales (New Mexico Supreme Court 1992, 113 N.M. 221)

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También citada en: ¿Cuánto dura una cadena perpetua en Nuevo México? (Guía 2026), Prescripción en Nuevo México: Plazos para Presentar Demandas por Tipo de Caso

New York Penal Law

§ 125.27Murder in the first degreeVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
Murder in the first degree. A person is guilty of murder in the first degree when: 1. With intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of such person or of a third person; and (a) Either: (i) the intended victim was a police officer as defined in subdivision 34 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law who was at the time of the killing engaged in the course of performing his official duties, and the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that the intended victim was a police officer; or (ii) the intended victim was a peace officer as defined in paragraph a of subdivision twenty-one, subdivision twenty-three, twenty-four or sixty-two (employees of the division for youth) of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law who was at the time of the killing engaged in the course of performing his official duties, and the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that the intended victim was such a uniformed court officer, parole officer, probation officer, or employee of the division for youth; or (ii-a) the intended victim was a firefighter, emergency medical technician, ambulance driver, paramedic, physician or registered nurse involved in a…

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en legislation.nysenate.gov

Citada en 351 opiniones judiciales1970s: 31980s: 171990s: 522000s: 1392010s: 882020s: 52Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: People v. Mateo (New York Court of Appeals 2004, 2 N.Y.3d 383) · People v. Suarez (New York Court of Appeals 2005, 6 N.Y.3d 202) · People v. Taylor (New York Court of Appeals 2007, 9 N.Y.3d 129)

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Ohio Revised Code

§ 2903.01Aggravated murderVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(A) No person shall purposely, and with prior calculation and design, cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en codes.ohio.gov

Citada en 2,500 opiniones judiciales1960s: 21970s: 221980s: 1111990s: 2982000s: 8272010s: 6522020s: 588Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: State v. Maurer (Ohio Supreme Court 1984, 15 Ohio St. 3d 239) · State v. Carter (Ohio Supreme Court 1995, 72 Ohio St. 3d 545) · State v. Treesh (Ohio Supreme Court 2001, 90 Ohio St. 3d 460)

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§ 2903.02MurderVigentecitada en 4 de nuestros artículos
(A) No person shall purposely cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy. (B) No person shall cause the death of another as a proximate result of the offender's committing or attempting to commit an offense of violence that is a felony of the first or second…

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en codes.ohio.gov

Citada en 2,970 opiniones judiciales1970s: 111980s: 611990s: 1862000s: 8882010s: 8942020s: 930Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: State v. Barnes (Ohio Supreme Court 2002, 94 Ohio St. 3d 21) · State v. Johnson (Ohio Supreme Court 2010, 128 Ohio St. 3d 153) · State v. Campbell (Ohio Supreme Court 2000, 90 Ohio St. 3d 320)

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§ 2929.03Imposition of sentence for aggravated murderVigente
(A) If the indictment or count in the indictment charging aggravated murder does not contain one or more specifications of aggravating circumstances listed in division (A) of section 2929.04 of the Revised Code, then, following a verdict of guilty of the charge of aggravated murder, the trial court…

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en codes.ohio.gov

Citada en 883 opiniones judiciales1970s: 241980s: 661990s: 1552000s: 3202010s: 1892020s: 129Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: State v. Lott (Ohio Supreme Court 1990, 51 Ohio St. 3d 160) · State v. Maurer (Ohio Supreme Court 1984, 15 Ohio St. 3d 239) · State v. Madrigal (Ohio Supreme Court 2000, 87 Ohio St. 3d 378)

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§ 2929.04Death penalty or imprisonment - aggravating and mitigating factorsVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(A) Imposition of the death penalty for aggravated murder is precluded unless one or more of the following is specified in the indictment or count in the indictment pursuant to section 2941.14 of the Revised Code and proved beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) The offense was the assassination of the…

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-31 · Lea la sección completa en codes.ohio.gov

Citada en 940 opiniones judiciales1970s: 321980s: 661990s: 2242000s: 3582010s: 1732020s: 87Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: State v. Bradley (Ohio Supreme Court 1989, 42 Ohio St. 3d 136) · State v. Smith (Ohio Supreme Court 1997, 80 Ohio St. 3d 89) · State v. Lott (Ohio Supreme Court 1990, 51 Ohio St. 3d 160)

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Code of Virginia, Title 18.2: Crimes and Offenses Generally

§ 18.2-32First and second degree murder defined; punishmentVigentecitada en 4 de nuestros artículos
Murder, other than aggravated murder, by poison, lying in wait, imprisonment, starving, or by any willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing, or in the commission of, or attempt to commit, arson, rape, forcible sodomy, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, robbery, burglary or abduction, except as provided in § 18.2-31, is murder of the first degree, punishable as a Class 2 felony. All murder other than aggravated murder and murder in the first degree is murder of the second degree and is punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for not less than five nor more than forty years.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

Citada en 60 opiniones judiciales1970s: 11980s: 41990s: 72000s: 82010s: 92020s: 31Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Wooden v. Commonwealth (Supreme Court of Virginia 1981, 222 Va. 758) · Edmonds v. Commonwealth (Supreme Court of Virginia 1985, 229 Va. 303) · Vanegas v. Commonwealth (Court of Appeals of Virginia 1993, 17 Va. App. 451)

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Revised Code of Washington

§ 10.95.020Definition.Vigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
A person is guilty of aggravated first degree murder, a class A felony, if he or she commits first degree murder as defined by RCW 9A.32.030(1)(a), as now or hereafter amended, and one or more of the following aggravating circumstances exist: (1) The victim was a law enforcement officer, corrections officer, or firefighter who was performing his or her official duties at the time of the act resulting in death and the victim was known or reasonably should have been known by the person to be such at the time of the killing; (2) At the time of the act resulting in the death, the person was serving a term of imprisonment, had escaped, or was on authorized or unauthorized leave in or from a state facility or program for the incarceration or treatment of persons adjudicated guilty of crimes; (3) At the time of the act resulting in death, the person was in custody in a county or county-city jail as a consequence of having been adjudicated guilty of a felony; (4) The person committed the murder pursuant to an agreement that he or she would receive money or any other thing of value for committing the murder; (5) The person solicited another person to commit the murder and had paid or…

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en app.leg.wa.gov

Citada en 181 opiniones judiciales1980s: 301990s: 382000s: 342010s: 462020s: 33Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: State v. Guloy (Washington Supreme Court 1985, 104 Wash. 2d 412) · State v. Brown (Washington Supreme Court 1997, 132 Wash. 2d 529) · State v. Pirtle (Washington Supreme Court 1995, 127 Wash. 2d 628)

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Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 940: Crimes Against Life And Bodily Security

§ 940.01First-degree intentional homicide.Vigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(1) Offenses. (a) Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever causes the death of another human being with intent to kill that person or another is guilty of a Class A felony. (b) Except as provided in sub. (2), whoever causes the death of an unborn child with intent to kill that unborn child, kill the woman who is pregnant with that unborn child or kill another is guilty of a Class A felony. (2) Mitigating circumstances. The following are affirmative defenses to prosecution under this section which mitigate the offense to 2nd-degree intentional homicide under s. 940.05: (a) Adequate provocation. Death was caused under the influence of adequate provocation as defined in s. 939.44. (b) Unnecessary defensive force. Death was caused because the actor believed he or she or another was in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm and that the force used was necessary to defend the endangered person, if either belief was unreasonable. (c) Prevention of felony. Death was caused because the actor believed that the force used was necessary in the exercise of the privilege to prevent or terminate the commission of a felony, if that belief was unreasonable. (d) Coercion; necessity.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Citada en 148 opiniones judiciales1960s: 11970s: 31980s: 91990s: 172000s: 502010s: 502020s: 18Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: State v. Head (Wisconsin Supreme Court 2002, 255 Wis. 2d 194) · State v. Lo (Wisconsin Supreme Court 2003, 264 Wis. 2d 1) · State v. Watkins (Wisconsin Supreme Court 2002, 255 Wis. 2d 265)

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West Virginia Code

§ 3Penalty for murder of second degree.Vigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
Murder of the second degree shall be punished by a definite term of imprisonment in the penitentiary which is not less than 15 nor more than 60 years. A person imprisoned pursuant to the provisions of this section is not eligible for parole prior to having served a minimum of 15 years of his or her sentence or the minimum period required by the provisions of §62-12-13 of this code, whichever is greater.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-30 · Lea la sección completa en code.wvlegislature.gov

Citada en 2 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 1973

Casos destacados: Dewey Hart v. Ira M. Coiner, Warden of the West Virginia State Penitentiary (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 1973, 483 F.2d 136) · Moore v. Coiner (District Court, N.D. West Virginia 1969, 303 F. Supp. 185)

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  2. Fuente oficial: Estatutos Revisados de Arizona 13-751 (Legislatura de Arizona)(azleg.gov).gov
  3. Fuente oficial: Código Penal de California 190 (Legislatura de California)(leginfo.legislature.ca.gov).gov
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  12. Fuente oficial: Código de Virginia 18.2-32 (Virginia Law)(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  13. Fuente oficial: RCW 9A.32.030 (Legislatura de Washington)(app.leg.wa.gov).gov
  14. Fuente oficial: Código de W. Va. 61-2-3 (Legislatura de WV)(code.wvlegislature.gov).gov
  15. Fuente oficial: Estatutos de Wisconsin 940.01 (Legislatura de Wisconsin)(docs.legis.wisconsin.gov).gov
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  18. Fuente oficial: Death Penalty Information Center — Estado por Estado(deathpenaltyinfo.org)
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