Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)

18 Pa.C.S. § 2502: Murder

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Murder is defined in three degrees: first degree (intentional killing), second degree (killing during commission of a felony), and third degree (all other murder). Murder of the third degree is explicitly classified as a felony of the first degree.

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