ASSIGNMENT 2 Facts: The client, Jason, is charged with murder in the first degree. Jason hated Kim for ruining Jason's business. Jason decided to kill Kim. Jason followed Kim for several weeks and discovered that Kim jogged once a week next to a country road. Jason hid on a hill near where Kim jogged and planned to shoot him. As Kim ran by, Jason fired and missed. When Kim heard the report from the rifle, felt the bullet fly by, and jumped. He jumped onto the road and was hit and killed by a passing car. A witness saw Jason. He was caught and charged with a first-degree murder.

Rule of Law: Criminal Code Section 18-8-101 Murder in the first degree. A person commits murder in the first degree if: a. After deliberation and with the intent to cause the death of a person other than himself he causes the death of that person or another person; or b. Acting either alone or with one or more persons, he or she commits or attempts to commit arson, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, sexual assault, and in the course of the crime the death of a person is caused by anyone.

Assignment Identify the murder issue.