Mr Kobayashi
Well-Known Member
I always thought murder had to be premeditated.
No. I think this misconception comes from a misunderstanding/ignorance of the true meaning of "malice a forethought".
Read the English law section.
Malice aforethought - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
Police officers are required to undergo 18 hrs training plus an annual refresher in orser to use a taser. No doubt that he was informed of the proper use and the dangers of using it on an assailant for longer than the regulations permit.
It seems therefore he falls within the "woolin" test that the act of using the taser for 33 seconds was virtually certain to produce serious harm or death to Dalian and the officer foresaw this to be the case.