The hearing was not a full evidentiary one; it was only meant to establish that the prosecution had a basis for arguing that this was a case of premeditated murder — premeditation being a factor that would move the crime up on a scale, which, in South African law, is used to determine whether bail should be granted.
The hearing was not a full evidentiary one; it was only meant to establish that the prosecution had a basis for arguing that this was a case of premeditated murder premeditation being a factor that would move the crime up on a scale, which, in South African law, is used to determine whether bail should be granted.
Ranucci's case is controversial because there was no evidence of premeditation or of any intention of demanding ransom.
But there's also a prevailing sense of premeditation; for example, the camera is conveniently trained on Viviana when she receives the call to join her niece.
People in Morgenthau's office agree that the Levin murder, which showed strong elements of premeditation, is a natural death-penalty case.
The judge said the case met the legal requirements for a whole life sentence because the murders involved a "substantial degree of premeditation and planning".
By choosing to charge George Zimmerman with second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, Angela B. Corey, the special prosecutor appointed to the case in Florida, selected the toughest possible charge involving a killing short of first-degree murder, which requires a finding of premeditation and carries the death penalty as a possible punishment.
These murders involved a substantial degree of premeditation and planning.
They recommended that cases of beer be available only warm, as they are in the city of Oxford 30 miles down the road, requiring a degree of premeditation on the part of the discriminating beer buyer.
But to do it on such an occasion smacked of premeditation.
