Christopher Barber: Involuntary Manslaughter

In this case, based on the evidence which was given by the prosecutors, the judge was given the choice to find khan guilty of murder or manslaughter. The judge found him guilty and charged him with 1 count of murder and 2 counts of manslaughter. (Louise Hall, 2016)

Causation: Had the offender not hit the victim whilst he was walking across the driveway there is no chance he could have died. His death was a direct result of the offender’s actions, as the wounds sustained from the attack killed him shortly after an ambulance arrived on scene.

In the end, the case did not work in Campbell’s favour, as it was overturned in the Court of Appeal, even though the trial ruled in favour of her. The only problem with her case was that the parents put forward legitimate concerns about their town’s system regarding socioeconomic status issues which, when you recognize that it’s a poorer part of the city, is something that can be fairly

Hey, Cory, I researched and found an article about a man named Harold J. Stewart, a 42-year-old high school dropout, who defended himself in a murder case in Prince George's County, whereas he was accused of beating a sleeping man to death with a baseball bat. (Casteneda, 2008) Stewart’s pro se trial only lasted three days; where is the fairness in this prosecution? The jury only deliberated for about an hour. It seems like Stewart never had a chance; considering, at the most, it takes at least more than a day even to hear evidence in a murder trial. It was faith because the jurors found Stewart not guilty of first-degree murder and not guilty of second-degree murder. (Casteneda, 2008) You know there is a saying a man who represents himself

Document D analysis • 1. agree with acquittal- Jose Baez, Joe Adamson….disagree- Angela Wright, Janine Gonzalez, Lawson Lamar • 2. Because the body of Caylee Anthony was found months after she had died, it was impossible to tell exactly how she died. These facts made the prosecution’s case of proving guilt much more difficult. Document D analysis • 3.

a newborn child's release. "He killed it! My father killed it!" ( Page 150) Jonas is devastated

But then, several days later one of the psychiatrists revised their medical opinion. Because he was not insane, the case would go on. The state of Georgia charged him with murder and issued the death penalty. This was because Georgia state law stated that any form of murder issued with a felony was punishable by death. Furman’s attorneys knew that the murder had been accidental and that Furman was genuinely sorry for the action he had caused, so they decide there was only one other path out: The Supreme Court.

Anton Juel Henry (30) of Waco, Texas, pled “guilty to murder and injury to a child,” as a part of a plea deal, in connection to the 2014 death of one of his two-month-old twin boys (Carroll 2017). He was given a forty-eight-year prison sentence for the murder charge and

Scott Peterson was found guilty of second-degree murder for his son’s death. The prosecutors wanted two first-degree murder convictions, but jurors believed that the slaying of the unborn child, Conner, was not premeditated and deliberate. The one first-degree murder count in conjunction with the special circumstance of multiple counts of murder, made Scott Peterson eligible for the death penalty (CourtTV, 2008).

Christopher was born with Asperger’s Syndrome, which limits his communication skills, interaction with others and his ability to read emotions that other characters portray. In addition to dealing with this, Christopher also struggles to come to terms that his mother “died of a heart attack and it wasn’t expected”. (P. 36) This dialogue between Christopher and his father

Murder is the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. Manslaughter is the crime of killing a human being without intent. " If I broke a person's neck for no reason I'd be charged in minutes. But the system...protects the police no matter how blatant and brutal they are"(Watkins). Watkins is comparing his consequences of committing a crime compared to a cop consequences for committing a crime. Murder, manslaughter, and other criminal acts are still unlawful regardless if it was committed by a cop. There should not be any exceptions to laws based on who violates the law. In agreement with what Watkins said, if he was to defy laws he would be convicted quickly. Why should cops be treated any differently from Watkins? In Freddie

Jane and Steve have been married for five years. Steve lost his job a year ago and has been unable to find employment since then. Jane is a successful hairdresser. Steve has lost his self-confidence and has become so depressed that his doctor has placed him on medication.

This appeal arose from a judgment rendered in favor of the ROBERTS IN THE MATTER OF BABY JESSICA in which the judge found that defendant was legally mistreated due to the fact that the doctor didn’t fully informed the patient what kind of damage could occur in the baby also the hospital has no right to tell the patient what to do. The Roberts family reaction was sadden because they didn’t want to raise any deformed baby, also after having three normal children and then at the end expect to have a baby where they have provide total care for the rest of the baby’s life. I believe if the doctor took the time to explain to them the damage that can cause the Roberts family could have been able to make a better decision or find other ways to resolve

Humphreys J stated that ‘where the act which a person is engaged in performing is unlawful, the if at the same time it is a dangerous act…causes the death of that other person by that act, then he is guilty of manslaughter.’

dangerous resulting in a death of another human being. Manslaughter is the opposite of murder, manslaughter can also be described in two different ways, being either voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter is “when the act of murder is committed in either the heat of the passion or in the defense of yourself or others” (Benish). Meaning if somebody broke into a house and had a gun, then the owner of the home could shoot the man, because he or she is defending themselves in the situation. Involuntary manslaughter is “when a killing is unintentional resulting from an unlawful misdemeanor act or a low-level felony” (Benish), such as a drunk driver wrecking a car, killing the passengers in the vehicle. Both these class “A” felonies result in death of another human being, therefore being the reason why the sentence is automatically 25 years to life. Rape also falls in the category of class A, considering it can lead to murder or manslaughter and is considered a severe felony. Rape is a type of sexual assault, either in the form of sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without the persons consent (Rape). Some people may argue that rape should fall more into the class “B” category, mainly because it is not as severe as murder or manslaughter because it is not resulting in a dead human being. “In the United States there is reported rape every 6.2 minutes”, adding up to tens of millions of rape victims (Solnit). How many of