Question

Ava had a tremendous amount of resentment toward her brother Rory. He was friendly and well liked and she felt largely invisible. She began planning to kill him because of her belief that life would be easier if he wasn’t able to rub his social success in her face daily. Rory regularly jogged in the park in the morning. Ava knew this and hid in the bushes waiting for him to jog by. As he ran past her she intended to shoot him in the back but missed If she had been successful in her murder plot, which charge would be most appropriate?

Answer 1

Answer:

First-degree murder

Explanation:

First - degree murder -

It is considered to be the most serious form of crime .

This includes the method of intentional killing and planning and plotting before hand to kill the person .

Similarly as given in the question , Ava , tries to kill her brother , as she thought her life would be more easy and happy without him , hence ,

Cleverly planning to murder her brother , when he use to come for jogging in the morning , and shooting him on his back .

Hence , the correct term for her offence is  First-degree murder .