Dale committed 1st degree murder. This classification is appropriate because he premeditated the act of killing Julia, as evidenced by his decision to poison her drink during the Christmas party after planning it out for two weeks. 1st degree murder typically involves intentional killing that is planned in advance, distinguishing it from other types of homicide like 2nd degree murder or manslaughter.
Dale Arbus hated his boss Julia. He felt she disrespected him and manipulated him in front of others. Dale is a high-ranking dental employee and is next in line to run the dental office if Julia were to leave. He decided that in two weeks, during the office Christmas party, he would put poison in her drink, killing her and opening the way for a promotion. During the Christmas party, Dale slipped poison in her fruit punch, which resulted in killing her later that night. The police arrested Dale because the office's surveillance video caught him on camera slipping her drink with poison.
What crime did Dale commit?
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2nd degree murder
Felony murder
Voluntary manslaughter
1st degree murder
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