in regular jargon, I think of 1st degree murder as someone planning to murder, preparing and then doing it...
Texas does not have degrees of murder, we have murder and capital murder thats it. Murder is the unjustified intentional killing of another human being period that’s it no other qualifications are needed. By pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger the average reasonable person takes that to mean you intended to kill them full stop end of sentence. No thought prior or after is needed. Homicide is reserved for negligent actions of which pointing a gun at someone and willfully pulling the trigger is NEVER negligent EVER. The only way to beat a murder charge in Texas after shooting someone is to prove it was justified and in this case NOT even remotely. He should get 99 years and also a charge of oppression by position for another 25. Captial murder is the only charge that requires intent or depraved mind, regular murder requires willful actions that are known to cause death and shooting someone 100% is known to cause death he is done as was that lady cop both are.murderers under Texas law don’t like it well don’t live here we like it just fine fry this guy.