New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.25: Murder in the second degree
What this law says, in plain English
Murder in the second degree occurs when a person intentionally causes another's death, acts with depraved indifference creating grave death risk, or causes death during commission of certain felonies like robbery or rape.
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