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
• 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
• Police charged him with one count of second-degree murder and one count of eluding law enforcement.
  — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
• 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
• McCarty and Willis have been charged with second-degree murder, and Land with manslaughter, court records showed.
  — CBS News, 25 May 2023
• The 12-year-old suspect was arrested on a charge of second-degree gang assault while the 13-year-old was charged with third-degree gang assault, according to the NYPD.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024
• Cooper now only faces three felony counts of second-degree burglary.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
• Ashley was charged with manslaughter and second-degree murder for shooting and killing Doug.
  — Jessica Sager, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
• Penny, 26, is facing charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old street artist and Michael Jackson impersonator.
  — Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 3 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The Jeep driver, who police identified as 43-year-old Sean Higgins, is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree, according to the complaint.
  — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
• He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, second degree murder with a weapon and accessory after the fact to a capital felony and child abuse.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
• Officers took the other girl into custody on charges of second degree murder while armed, officials said.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 29 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024