Assignment:
Go to page 294 in your textbook. Read over the Case, "Was He Guilty of Capital Murder?" On page 297, there are 4 questions.
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1. How does the Court define the terms "willful," "deliberate'" and premeditated"?
2. Sort and arrange the facts of the case according to the definitions of the three terms in (1)
3. Nevada's criminal code defines first degree murder as killing "perpetrated by means of poison, laying in wait or torture, or by any other kind of willful, deliberate and premeditated killing." In your opinion, did Robert Byford commit first-degree murder?
4. Assuming Byford is guilty of first-degree murder, should he be sentenced to death? Consider the list of aggravating and mitigating circumstances in "The Death Penalty" section (page 289). Nevada has a similar list. Which items on the list might apply to him? Explain your answer, based on the facts in the case.