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507.020 Murder.
(1)
(2)
A person is guilty of murder when:
(a) With intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of
such person or of a third person; except that in any prosecution a person
shall not be guilty under this subsection if he acted under the influence of
extreme emotional disturbance for which there was a reasonable
explanation or excuse, the reasonableness of which is to be determined
from the viewpoint of a person in the defendant's situation under the
circumstances as the defendant believed them to be. However, nothing
contained in this section shall constitute a defense to a prosecution for or
preclude a conviction of manslaughter in the first degree or any other
crime; or
(b) Including, but not limited to, the operation of a motor vehicle under
circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life, he
wantonly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to
another person and thereby causes the death of another person.
Murder is a capital offense.
Effective:July 13, 1984
History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 26, effective July 13, 1984. -Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 1, effective December
22, 1976. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 183, sec. 1. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts
ch. 406, sec. 61, effective January 1, 1975.
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