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This is actually funny, because from everything we've heard, it was definitely very premeditated; wonder why they didn't go with first-degree murder...
The definition that legally applies for 1st degree murder is a lot more strict than people usually think.
Here's a partial summary:
A more complete summary of the law is given in this video around 8:49.