In Florida, a conviction for second-degree murder carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Bebb-Jones admitted second-degree murder, telling police he killed his wife Sabrina in a "heat of passion".
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He has been in San Quentin more than 13 years on a second-degree murder charge.
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He has been charged with second-degree murder and will plead not guilty, his attorney has said.
Naeem Davis, 30, a homeless man, has been charged with second-degree murder in that case.
Ranta's second-degree murder conviction stemmed from the 1990 killing of a rabbi during a diamond heist.
It is also important to note the stringency of the requirements for a second-degree murder charge.
On April 11, special prosecutor Angela Corey announced that Zimmerman was being charged with second-degree murder.
Prosecutors said Erika Menendez, 31, was charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime.
He is accused of second-degree murder in the February 26 death of Martin, who was African-American.
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, claiming self-defense under Florida's "stand your ground" law.
"It will be very difficult to convict him on second-degree murder charges, " he said.
Zimmerman goes to trial next month on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the killing.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian: He was convicted in 1999 of second-degree murder in the death of a patient.
Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in 2009 for shooting Clarkson in his California home in 2003.
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Morales faces a charge of second-degree murder as a hate crime, authorities said.
She said that Ford and Firestone officials should be charged with second-degree murder.
Weeks later, after a special prosecutor was assigned to the case, he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
Zimmerman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in Martin's February 26 shooting death.
Zimmerman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder for killing Martin in the Sanford neighborhood where the African-American teen was staying.
Jerry A. Lewis, 25, of North Bay Shore, pleaded guilty in a Long Island courtroom to first- and second-degree murder.
This requisite depravity is a necessary element for second-degree murder in Florida, the crime for which Zimmerman has been charged.
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Schuhmacher, who is doing 16 years to life for second-degree murder, says he was inspired by his own experience with fitness.
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In April, Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder after the case was referred to a state attorney for a review.
Without establishing that the killing was racially motivated, any claim that Zimmerman committed second-degree murder in shooting Martin will not survive.
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The maximum punishment for second-degree murder is a life sentence, but the sentence is left to the discretion of the court.
Darryl Hemphill, 34 years old, was indicted at Bronx Supreme Court on second-degree murder charges in the death of David Pacheco Jr.
Jonathan Thompson, 31, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Adonis Reed, Suffolk County police said in a news release.
The boy -- who has not been named because of his age -- is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing.
Jacksonville prosecutor Angela Corey took over the investigation and filed second-degree murder charges against Zimmerman a month and a half after Martin's shooting.
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