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Midgett v. State: First Degree Murder Appeal by Anna is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Midgett was convicted of first-degree murder for killing his 8-year-old son. The court found that while evidence showed Midgett had abused his son for 6 months, demonstrating intent to abuse, there was insufficient evidence that the killing was premeditated and deliberate as required for first-degree murder. However, there was sufficient evidence to convict Midgett of second-degree murder based on intent to cause serious physical injury. The dissent argued the jury could have reasonably concluded Midgett

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Anna

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