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Homicide — Three Tiers

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Homicide — Three Tiers
Murder (malice) · Voluntary Manslaughter (provocation) · Involuntary (gross negligence).
Actor Act Object Standard Consequence
① Visual Scene

Homicide Three Tiers

課程的視覺化圖 — 用同一套五色 grammar 表達本課的核心結構。

Homicide Three Tiers
Notice how the diagram applies the same five-role colour grammar — Actor, Act, Object, Standard, Consequence — that appears in every Legal English for U.S. Law lesson.
② Rule Sentence

One exam-ready rule

本課唯一的核心規則句 — 寫 Essay 時直接套用此句。

Murder (malice) · Voluntary Manslaughter (provocation) · Involuntary (gross negligence).

Source: Legal English for U.S. Law · Criminal Law & Procedure Production Standard v1.0

③ Sentence Anatomy

Five colored parts — always

把規則句拆成 5 個彩色零件 — 同一套顏色,貫穿 16 科每一節 lesson。

Actor 行為人
Murder (malice)
Act 行為
· Voluntary Manslaughter
Object 對象
(provocation) ·
Standard 標準
Involuntary
Consequence 後果
(gross negligence)
④ Mini IRAC

Apply the rule

用 IRAC 四步做最小法律分析。選出空格裡正確的詞。

Issue
Does the rule for Homicide — Three Tiers apply on the facts presented?
Rule
Murder (malice) · Voluntary Manslaughter (provocation) · Involuntary (gross negligence).
Application
Because the rule requires , the fact that the situation means the rule's standard is met.
Conclusion
Therefore, the legal consequence stated by the rule .
Application formula: Because [rule], the fact that [legalized fact] means [legal significance]. Always say what the fact means in law.
⑤ Quick Check

Which best states the rule?

一道快速選擇題 — 檢查你是否抓住規則的核心。

Which of the following best states the rule for Homicide — Three Tiers?
⑥ Practice Drill

Lock it in — rebuild the rule

點擊詞塊,按正確順序拼出 rule。

Tap the chips in the right order:

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