MURDER – HOMICIDE:
Capital Murder
Murder
Voluntary Manslaughter
Involuntary Manslaughter
Reckless Homicide

Homicide is the killing of a person or human being. Murder is the most significant crime anyone can be accused of and it is the unlawful killing of another with malice aforethought. Homicide may be as a result of Murder which is an intentional act accompanied by malice, or be as a result of voluntary manslaughter, which is in the heat of passion, or it could be as a result of involuntary manslaughter, which is the unlawful killing of another without malice, but with criminal negligence. Reckless homicide is the killing of another through the use of a motor vehicle while driving with a reckless disregard for the safety of others.

Homicide may be an accident. If the killing is an accident then no crime has been committed.

Attorney Greg McCollum has represented people on all of these type charges. He has tried before a jury Murder cases. He has tried these cases to a verdict. He has also been retained to defend individuals on several different homicide cases, including numerous vehicular homicide cases, many of which involved allegations of Felony DUI or Felony Hit and Run. He has defended people charged with shootings, stabbings and beatings.

If you have been charged with a crime involving a homicide, you may contact the Law Office of M. Gregory McCollum for a consultation to learn how you can be defended and what rights and defenses you have available to you.