Types of Homicide Charges
Homicide is more than just “murder.” Here are some of the homicide charges in Pennsylvania:
- First Degree Murder
- Second Degree Murder (Graded as a First degree felony)
- Third Degree Murder (Graded as a First degree felony)
- Voluntary Manslaughter (Graded as a First degree felony)
- Involuntary Manslaughter (Graded as a First degree misdemeanor)
- Criminal homicide of an unborn child
- First Degree Murder of an unborn child
- Second Degree Murder of an unborn child
- Third Degree Murder of an unborn child
- Voluntary Manslaughter of an unborn child
- Vehicular Homicide/Vehicular Manslaughter