Why do you say “with malice aforethought”?
“Why do you say “with malice aforethought”?”
In this case, it’s the clinical basis for the charge of 2nd Degree Murder.
As they described: “An intent to willfully act in callous and wanton disregard of the consequences to human life; but malice aforethought does not necessarily imply any ill will, spite or hatred towards the individual killed.”