Murder with Special Circumstances

Any murder

Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...

 of a police officer

Police officer

A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...

, child under the age of 14, murder of multiple people, or murder committed along with any violent felony

Felony

A felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...

 classifies as murder with special circumstances. It is punishable with no less than 30 years and no more than 40 years.

Murder

This is classified any intentional killing of another human being with no special circumstances. Punishable with no less than 15 years and not more than 30 years.

Manslaughter

This is any form of reckless murder that is not intentional. Punishable no less than 4 years and not more than 15 years.