Thomas E. Nolan
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With Intent to Kill: Directed by Nicholas Webster. With Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Dane Clark, Joan Hotchkis. Tough L.A. police Lt. Ira Deegan is warned off the investigation of a heist that netted $85,000 -- a threat that seems to have come true when his garage is blown up, although no one is hurt.
- (90)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Nicholas Webster
- 1971-01-23
Oct 24, 1984 · A high school football hero Bo Reinecker tries to piece together the events leading up to murder of his girl friend Lisa Nolen. Claiming to have experienced a total blackout, Bo is ultimately found not guilty of the murder by reason of insanity and placed in an institution for four years.
- (92)
- Drama
- Mike Robe
- 1984-10-24
- Implied from Actions
- Intent to Kill Someone Else
- Depraved Heart Killings
- Admissions and Confessions
Intent to kill, also referred to in many states as malice aforethought, does not have to be actually expressed by the killer. It can be implied by his or her actions. For example, shooting a victim with a firearm can certainly be indicative of an intent to kill, but it isn't necessarily the end of the story. It is up to a jury to determine if the t...
Often it is sufficient for a murder charge to prove a defendant intended to kill another person but instead caused the victim's death. This is often the case in drive-by or public shootings. However, many of these acts can be charged under the felony-murder rule, which does not require a showing of intent to kill.
Often the intent to kill (or malice aforethought) element of murder can be satisfied by showing that the defendant showed extreme indifference to human life. These are also known as "depraved heart" murders. Acting with extreme recklessness and knowing that act is dangerous to human life (i.e., firing through the floor of your third-story apartment...
Of course, demonstrating that the defendant wrote, spoke, or otherwise communicated that he or she wanted to kill someone (and then killing the victim) is a fairly solid way of proving intent. However, these kinds of admissions can be thrown out if the arresting officers elicited a confession without reading the defendant his or her Miranda rights....
With Intent to Kill seems to have taken some inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Spellbound. Young Alex MacArthur is acquitted of murder by reason of temporary insanity, but he serves a stretch in a mental institution.
A high school football hero Bo Reinecker tries to piece together the events leading up to murder of his girl friend Lisa Nolen. Claiming to have experienced a total blackout, Bo is ultimately found not guilty of the murder by reason of insanity and placed in an institution for four years.
The outraged father whose daughter was killed while out with her hot-tempered high school jock boyfriend embarks on a crusade to put the young man behind bars following his release from a mental institution after copping an insanity plea.
A high school football hero Bo Reinecker tries to piece together the events leading up to murder of his girl friend Lisa Nolen. Claiming to have experienced a total blackout, Bo is ultimately found not guilty of the murder by reason of insanity and placed in an institution for four years.
