Murder is considered to be the most serious of all common-law crimes. The act of murder…

Murder is considered to be the most serious of all common-law crimes. The act of murder is taken so seriously that it is the only crime in the United States still punishable by death. The courts have identified different degrees of murder. Defining which degree of murder has occurred often becomes contentious in murder trials—with the prosecutor arguing for first-degree murder, and the defense arguing for a lesser degree.
Let’s review a few concepts before you make a decision about this scenario.
Fifteen-year-old Tiffany was angry with her father. She felt like he paid too much attention to his new girlfriend and not enough to her. She decided she wanted to make him really sick, so she stole a chemical compound from her school chemistry lab. One evening, Tiffany poured some of the compound into her father’s soda every time she refilled it. Her father got violently ill. Tiffany finally called 911, but by the time first responders arrived on the scene, her father was dead. Eventually she confessed that she had put poison in her father’s drink. Based on these facts, you believe that Tiffany will most likely be charged with _____.
involuntary or negligent manslaughter
first-degree murder
voluntary or nonnegligent manslaughter
second-degree murder