Amaster's degree candidate needs to conduct a research project for her master's thesis. she is interested in the types of junk food available to the public. she plans on going to the local convenience stores and asking the owners what types of junk food the store normally stocks and which are the biggest sellers. identifiers will not be collected. this study would fall under which of the following? a. expedited reviewb. exempt reviewc. full board reviewd. not human subjects

The defendant, angered because a rival gang member had twice beaten him up after school, obtained a heavy lead pipe and waited in a deserted alleyway which he knew the rival took as a route home every day after school. when his enemy came walking down the alley, the defendant leapt out behind him and smashed the pipe into the victim's head, knocking him to the ground. the defendant then rolled the victim over and pounded his face with 15 to 20 heavy blows with the lead pipe, killing him. the jurisdiction defines first degree murder as murder committed with premeditation and deliberation. all other murders are defined as second degree murders. why will the defendant be convicted of first degree murder (as opposed to second degree murder)?