Jeff gets in an argument with Jill over the amount of money she spent on a dress she purchased.Ultimately,Jeff strikes her with his fist,knocking her down.As Jill falls,she hits her head on the edge of a table and dies immediately.Jeff immediately telephones for an ambulance.When EMS personnel arrive,he says,"Is she dead? I did not mean to kill her!" In a jurisdiction that uses the American System of Classification of criminal homicide,Jeff would likely be charged with:

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Jeff's actions leading to Jill's death, including the physical assault that resulted in her fatal injury, could be classified as second degree murder. This is because it involves an intentional act done with disregard for human life that results in death, but without premeditation specific to causing death.

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