The legal term manslaughter refers to the killing of a person with without premeditation. For a case to be a murder, there must be a proven intent to kill.
There are two kinds of manslaughter, voluntary and involuntary. Involuntary manslaughter is when a person is killed because of a non-felony activity, like impaired driving. Voluntary manslaughter occurs when a person is killed by the activity of another, when the perpetrator is unarmed. If the perpetrator was armed with a gun, the charge would likely be murder.http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1209
Do you think auto companies that put out faulty vehicles should be charged with manslaughter if some one dies as a result?(5 Answers)
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The 'system' has held tobacco companies liable for disease that came as a result of VOLUNTARY activity and in the presence of goobernment-mandated warnings required for over forty ...
Should a HIV-positive rapist who spreads the disease receive a similar sentence as a person guilty of manslaughter?(4 Answers)
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I think only if he/she knew they were HIV positive..otherwise there is no intent to kill. I believe there is a different charge for murder when ...
Stallworth gets 30 days for DUI manslaughter. Vick gets two years for killing dogs. Does anyone else see something wrong here?(2 Answers)
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The dogs weren't crossing the street illegally in the dark?
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Fast Facts
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Fact:
Legal term to define a killing
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Types
Voluntary and Involuntary
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Involuntary
When a killing is a result of recklessness or negligence
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Voluntary
When the killing is unintended
