California · Penal Code
PEN §189: (a) All murder that is perpetrated by means of a destructive device or explosive, a weapon of mass destruction, knowing use of ammunition designed primarily to penetrate metal or armor, poison, lying
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This statute defines first-degree and second-degree murder. First-degree murder includes killings by destructive devices, explosives, poison, torture, premeditation, or during commission of certain felonies. All other murders are second-degree.
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