How to Use second-degree in a Sentence

second-degree

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• He was found guilty of all 20 counts of second-degree manslaughter, his top charge in the case.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 May 2023
• Laws also was charged in 2022 with two counts of second-degree assault in the shooting of two people.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 28 Mar. 2023
• Ten people so far have been charged with second-degree murder in Otieno's death.
  — Sarah Rankin, ajc, 17 Mar. 2023
• Stinson had been at the jail since October 2022 on a charge of second-degree burglary.
  — Jozsef Papp, ajc, 18 Aug. 2023
• The five officers who were seen on video beating Nichols have been fired and charged with second-degree murder.
  — Adrian Sainz, ajc, 3 Mar. 2023
• Harold Gregory, 33, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death of 30-year-old Cheryl Sakar.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2023
• King pleaded guilty in March to second-degree reckless homicide in her death.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
• Court records show McCloud pleaded guilty in 2010 to a charge of second-degree rape in Henry County and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 11 May 2023
• In August, Robert Allen, the fourth suspect, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed robbery with a firearm.
  — Grethel Aguila Miami Herald (tns), al, 20 Mar. 2023
• Jordan Joplin, now 38, was charged with first-degree theft and first- and second-degree murder in the death of 58-year-old Dr. Eric Garcia.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2023
• Williams took a plea in June to second-degree murder, which included a possible range of 10 to 25 years.
  — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2023
• Anna Englund was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the second-degree murder of her infant son, Miles.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
• Bean, Haley and Smith have also pleaded not guilty to state charges of second-degree murder.
  — Adrian Sainz and Jonathan Mattise, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
• He is charged with first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree assault, and faces firearms and theft offenses.
  — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2023
• That same month, Peres Magalhaes was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony in the death of Ryan.
  — Christine Pelisek, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
• Two counts each of first- and second-degree murder were filed Tuesday against Njie, and court records show a warrant was issued for his arrest.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023
• Joplin pleaded not guilty to first-degree and second-degree murder.
  — Xander Samaras, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
• The officers also face charges of second-degree murder in state court.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
• Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a federal case in which a judge concluded Slager was guilty of second-degree murder.
  — Ashley Parker and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
• He was charged with three counts of felony child abuse and first-degree assault, as well as second-degree assault, a misdemeanor.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
• Anna Englund, 31, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her child, Miles, and was sentenced to 40 years in prison, according to court records.
  — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2024
• He was charged with harassment and second-degree assault in which a victim over age 65 was injured, cops said.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
• Lewis, 57, was charged with one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and Scala, 67, was charged with fourth-degree abuse and neglect of children.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
• Police charged him with one count of second-degree murder and one count of eluding law enforcement.
  — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
• Causes of Burn Blisters Burn blisters are caused by second-degree superficial burns that cause a wound on the skin.
  — Laura Schober, Health, 27 Dec. 2024
• Allen is accused of second-degree murder in Gallagher's death.
  — Steve Osunsami, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2023
• King is charged with one felony count each of second-degree robbery and extortion and one misdemeanor count of petty theft.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
• Demaio faces two counts of first-degree murder while Barroso is charged with one count of second-degree murder.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
• Blanchard is believed to be a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy and was famously convicted of second-degree murder for her mother’s death.
  — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 28 Dec. 2024
• Wiggins is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and second-degree assault.
  — Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024

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second degree

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• Hayes was found guilty of the lesser charge of murder in the second degree.
  — Ayana Bryant, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
• The suspect has pleaded not guilty to three counts each of first and second degree murder.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2023
• Both of her hands had second degree burns, and her face, arms and chest were stippled with shrapnel and debris.
  — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 23 July 2024
• Both were charged last week with second degree reckless homicide in Proulx's death.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2024
• He’s been offered a deal for two years in prison in exchange for pleading guilty to second degree assault.
  — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
• The three adults have been arrested and charged with cruelty to a child in the second degree and murder in the second degree, the case report shows.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
• Police are now looking for the men allegedly involved in the deaths, with plans to charge at least two of them with second degree murder.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2023
• More than six years after Garcia’s death, the jury found Joplin guilty of all charges: murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, and theft in the first degree.
  — Xander Samaras, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
• The video is at the center of a second degree murder case that was presented to a grand jury yesterday.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
• Counne is facing charges of scheme to defraud in the first degree, grand larceny in the second degree and grand larceny in the third degree.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2023
• Penny was charged with to second degree manslaughter in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a subway train.
  — C Mandler, CBS News, 14 June 2023
• Talon Gabriel Mitchell faces charges of murder in the second degree and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, according to court documents.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2023
• Under the new law, upon a first conviction, a person faces a misdemeanor of the second degree.
  — Ana Ceballos and, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
• He also is charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, a misdemeanor.
  — Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
• During one clash with parks enforcement officers last year, Mr. Garita threw a plate of food and was charged with assault in the second degree.
  — John Leland Lexi Parra, New York Times, 14 May 2023
• Rosenblatt was also acquitted on charges of assault in the second degree.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
• Upon a first conviction a person faces a misdemeanor of the second degree.
  — Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow, Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2024
• Leaving an unsecured weapon where a child can find it is considered a misdemeanor of the second degree.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
• Wayne Sanders, 29, is facing charges for second degree murder with a deadly weapon, felony in possession of a firearm and possession of a machine gun.
  — Adam Taylor, Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2024
• The 17-year-old from Olney was indicted on two counts of assault in the first degree, three counts of assault in the second degree, and three counts of reckless endangerment.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2023
• Another man identified as one of two armed robbers pleaded guilty to a single count of robbery in the second degree and was released in 2008.
  — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
• He was charged with robbery in the first degree, identity theft in the second degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree, and two counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2023
• Lowden took a plea deal, implicating Smith, and was convicted of murder in the second degree.
  — Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
• He was arrested on a warrant for second degree escape and booked into the Morgan County Jail.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 7 Mar. 2023
• Aliya Fakhri was indicted by a grand jury for four counts of murder in the first degree, four counts of murder in the second degree and one count each of arson in the first degree and arson in the second degree.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
• Police arrested the alleged assaulter, who faces felony charges of assault in the second degree and harassment in the second degree.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
• Blanchard pled guilty to second degree murder for conspiring to murder Dee Dee and served seven years in prison before her 2023 release.
  — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
• Erick Moreno, 18, and Mauricio Moreno, 28, both of Hayward, were each charged with murder and attempted second degree robbery.
  — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
• He was indicted on a charge of murder in the second degree, a charge of offering false evidence and a charge of destroying evidence.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
• Stevens was charged with motor vehicle theft, two counts of first degree assault, two counts of second degree assault and failing to obey a lawful order.
  — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 14 May 2023

Last Updated: 18 Jan 2025