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21-5403 - Murder in the second degree.

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KS Code › Chapter 21 › Article 54 › Section 21-5403

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21-5403. Murder in the second degree. (a) Murder in the second degree is the killing of a human being committed:

(1) Intentionally; or

(2) unintentionally but recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.

(b) Murder in the second degree as defined in:

(1) Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 1, person felony; and

(2) subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 2, person felony.

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