Under Minnesota law, a person is guilty of third-degree murder if 'without intent to effect the death of any person, [the defendant] causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life'.
In Minnesota law, the crimes for killing are divided, for serious levels (and accordingly the severeness of punishment) from low to high, into manslaughter (two levels), third-degree murder, second-degree murder and first degree murder.
这种谋杀不是基于谋杀意图。三次谋杀通常被指控为堕落的心灵犯罪。例如，当有人向人群开枪而无意杀死任何人时，可能会产生这种指控。当一个人被杀并且被告对人的生命的神圣性漠不关心时。