$1 Million Bail Set in Las Vegas Murder Case
Today a Las Vegas judge set a $1 million bail for a middle-aged man who's been arrested for the Nevada crime of murder. He's accused of strangling and beating his wife, a junior high school science teacher. He is currently incarcerated at the Clark County Detention Center.
The Nevada crime of murder is divided into first degree and second degree. First degree murder comprises premeditated killings and homicides committed in perpetration of certain other crimes such as rape or kidnapping. Second degree murder includes killings that weren't premeditated but were the result of such reckless behavior that the person should have known that death might result (such as playing "Russian Roulette").
The Nevada crime of murder is prosecuted as a category A felony. Possible penalties for a first degree murder conviction include death, life in prison without the possibility of parole, or life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years, or 50 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years. Possible penalties for second degree murder include life in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years, or 25 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years.
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