As a Young Prosecutor You Are Asked Todetermine What Type

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As a young prosecutor you are asked todetermine what type of charges (if any)tobring on a suspect whomay have taken the lives of twoindividuals. one evening last fall, a gentleman got off his shift as a police officer and went over tohis girlfriend's apartment. Upon entry, he heard his girlfriend screaming from upstairs. The officer ran up the steps with his off-duty firearm drawn and ran intothe dark bedroom where he believed the scream originated. Upon entry he shined his flashlight and found his girlfriend engaged in sex with another man. The officer screamed for the man toget off of his girlfriend, and the man quickly did. The officer's girlfriend screamed that the man raped her, and the man yelled back that she was lying; he had been sleeping with her for months while the officer was at work. The officer, enraged and confused, loses his temper and shoots them -killing both his girlfriend and the alleged "other man". The officer then puts down his gun, and calls 911 toreport what he just did. As the prosecutor assigned this case, you must now decide what type of murder charges (if any)tofile against the officer, including 1^st degree murder, 2^nd degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter. What charges (if any)doyou bring against the officer? Please explain your decision.

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