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What is the difference between capital murder and first degree murder?

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What is the difference between capital murder and first degree murder?

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Capital murder is when there are special circumstances making the defendant eligible to receive the death penalty. Simply killing someone doesn’t make one eligible for the death penalty. However, killing a cop, killing more than one person, killing someone in the commission of a felony, killing someone you kidnapped, torturing someone or sexually assaulting them before killing them, and a few other special touches similar to these all can make it a crime worthy of receiving the coveted Sparky Award.