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Jasmine Crockett: “Our lowest level of homicide is criminally negligent…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Published | Video Starts at 15:22

And the difference is the mens rea for these mens rea means mindset, basically. Right. So it's intentionally or knowingly when it is murder, it is recklessness when it is manslaughter. And then Our lowest level of homicide is criminally negligent homicide. That is a state jail felony. That is punishable for up to a maximum of two years. And it starts at 180 days. 180 days up to two years for criminally negligent homicide, which is a negligent mens rea. (15:22–15:29)

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Asserts that criminally negligent homicide is the lowest level of homicide and is classified as a state jail felony in Texas.

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