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If you have been accused of homicide in Northern California please contact one of our aggressive homicide defense attorneys at Harmon & Associates immediately. Our criminal defense attorneys, including two former District Attorneys and one former Superior Court attorney have over thirty years of combined experience and know how the legal system works. We are prepared to defend all forms of homicide cases, and have the knowledge and experience to competently and successfully defend you!

A homicide or murder arrest is a very scary situation, and even if you have been falsely accused, you are facing serious criminal charges. If you are convicted of homicide you may have to serve a life sentence in prison. Homicide is defined as the killing of one person, committed by another person. In the United States there are many different types of homicide, which include:

• Criminal homicide - A variety of homicides where the person who commits homicide does so intentionally, including murder, voluntary manslaughter, and criminal negligence resulting in involuntary manslaughter.
• Excusable homicide - An accidental or misfortunate homicide that is able to be defended in the legal system and seen as excusable because no laws were broken and there was no intent.
• Justifiable homicide - A form of non criminal homicide which requires proof that the homicide was not a criminal act, such as self defense.

In some states the death penalty may be sought if the defendant is found guilty of the following crimes:

• Destructive Murder
• Murder of a Judge
• Murder of a Police Officer
• Murder Related to a Religious Hate Crime
  

If the defendant is found guilty of other violent crimes they will also receive a lengthy prison sentence. In many situations if a person is killed during a violent crime, such as an armed robbery, an additional sentence or the death penalty may apply. At Harmon & Associates we understand that a homicide charge is very upsetting to you and your family and we will do whatever it takes to prove your innocence or give you the minimum sentence.

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