Murder

Murder (Alabama Code 13A-6-2) is committed when a person engages in one of the following:

• Intent to cause the death of another person, he or she causes the death of that person or of another person.
• He or she recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to a person other than himself or herself, and thereby causes the death of another person.
• He or she commits or attempts to commit:
  • • Arson in the first degree
    • Burglary in the first or second degree
    • Escape in the first degree
    • Kidnapping in the first degree
    • Rape in the first degree
    • Robbery in any degree
    • Sodomy in the first degree
    • Aggravated child abuse under Section 26-15-3.1
    • Any other felony clearly dangerous to human life
• He or she commits the crime of arson and a qualified governmental or volunteer firefighter or other public safety officer dies while performing his or her duty resulting from the arson.
• Murder is a Class A felony