[Revolting cat!]

Nothing that happens in trying circumstances can be described as “premedidated”. Did he plan it days, weeks, hours ahead? Did he plan it?

[wideawake]

Premeditation requires that someone stop, to decide whether or not they are going to commit a crime and then to go ahead and commit it.

The law does not provide for any free time outs.

He obviously planned it - he looked at the crook, he went back, walked behind the counter,, retrieved another weapon and then walked back over and fired five rounds into the guy.

[boop]

That was my question. Overkill, yes. And probably should be punished. Premeditated first degree murder? I doubt that the pharmacist was “plotting” to kill the SOB who tried to rob him.

[southernrich]

In criminal law, premeditation can occur even one second before you pull the trigger.