Theoretical questions

[nvtodd]

If person A knows that person B is mentally unstable and has suicidal tendencies, and it can be proved that person A deliberately pushed person B to commit suicide, would this be considered a form of murder? If not, what would it be, if anything?

If person A knows that person B is mentally unstable and has suicidal tendencies, and it can be proved that person A deliberately pushed person B to attempt suicide, would this be considered a form of attempted murder? If not, what would it be, if anything?

[NYClex]

It depends on the exact circumstances, but there possibly are circumstances where this could be construed as murder. But as I said, it would depend on many minute details.