{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-507.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 507.020","heading":"Murder.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of murder when:\n(a) With intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of such\nperson or of a third person; except that in any prosecution a person shall not\nbe guilty under this subsection if he acted under the influence of extreme\nemotional disturbance for which there was a reasonable explanation or excuse,\nthe reasonableness of which is to be determined from the viewpoint of a\nperson in the defendant's situation under the circumstances as the defendant\nbelieved them to be. However, nothing contained in th is section shall\nconstitute a defense to a prosecution for or preclude a conviction of\nmanslaughter in the first degree or any other crime; or\n(b) Including, but not limited to, the operation of a motor vehicle under\ncircumstances manifesting extreme indi fference to human life, he wantonly\nengages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person and\nthereby causes the death of another person.\n(2) Murder is a capital offense.","path":["KRS Chapter 507"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19717","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:01Z","sha256":"b4bc879c6823315081743465f7360a1d75fb2ac40d78c091319a59552d1dad30","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-507.010","next":"us-ky/krs-507.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}