Can a witch or wizard be guilty of murder if it&#39;s committed with magic?
<p>This is purely hypothetical:</p>

<p>A person announces their intent to attack another with "magic", telegraphing what witnesses consider a "spell".  It's broad daylight with numerous witnesses and surveillance footage.  The victim then immediately suffers a miraculous death that can't be explained by science (all their blood turns to tar, they spontaneously dissolve to viscera, or they simply drop dead for no discernible medical reason)</p>

<p>Could the "magician" be found guilty of any crime greater than verbal assault if no causation link between the attacker's incomprehensible action and the victim's death is found?</p>

<p>In the USA, you must be found guilty "beyond reasonable doubt". As you describe it, I'd say there is an unreasonable suspicion of guilt, not guilt beyond reasonable doubt. </p>

<p>If the magician killed three people that way, then three unexplainable deaths following three spells might get him convicted. A jury might say that even though there is no way to explain how the killing worked, the correlation might be enough to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. </p>

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