[Damocles]

I don’t get the distinction between aggravated murder and not. Any help here?

[mwilli20]

I don’t get the distinction between aggravated murder and not.

Death penalty, maybe?

[CitizenM]

I am not sure, either. I think a verdict of "murder" carries a lesser sentance than "aggrivated murder," but how they make the distinction is a legal thing. When all the verdicts are read I am sure they will be posted on FOX.

This fellow was real "cool" during the trial, and worked hard to appear penetant. At least he didn't fool this jury like OJ did!

[Eepsy]

From wiki:

"Aggravation is a concept in law, which Black's Law Dictionary defines as: "Any circumstance attending the commission of a crime or tort which increases its guilt or enormity or adds to its injurious consequences, but which is above and beyond the essential constituents of the crime or tort itself." For example, aggravated assault is usually differentiated from simple assault by the offender's intent (i.e., to murder, to rape etc.), the extent of the injury to the victim, or the use of a deadly weapon. An aggravating circumstance is a kind of attendant circumstance and the opposite of an extenuating or mitigating circumstance, which decreases guilt."

[lysie]

GLenn Beck has someone on who makes the distinction. Aggravated means something worse than muder due to what he did to the unborn.

[The Forgotten Man]

The scumbag contended it was an accident. That in his attempt to leave her house, his elbow came into contact with her throat and caused her to fall down.

They were not married but, she had a child with him previously. He was also married with I believe two additional children. A real role model for society.....

[Publius Valerius]

Aggravated murder is Ohio’s version of first degree murder. It requires purpose and design.

Murder, on the other hand, is killing without such design.

[Red_Devil 232]

Aggravated murder would be something that was planned and deliberate.

[Eepsy]

In practical terms I think it means that, even had he not meant to murder the pregnant woman, had he called a frikkin’ ambulance instead of hiding the crime, the unborn child would have most likely survived.

[dearolddad]

I don’t get the distinction between aggravated murder and not. Any help here?

In aggravated murder, the victim is twice as dead. In just plain old everyday garden variety of murder, the victim is only half as dead. /s

No, I'm not a lawyer, and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

[diamond6]

I asked my hubby the lawyer......he said “aggravated” means “special circumstances involved”.

[Spunky]

Here is a link to aggravatingly factors per state.

Aggravatingly Factors