Commercial Vehicular Manslaughter: Killing Someone While Driving on the Job (Penal Code Sections 192 (c) and 191.5)
Commercial Vehicular Manslaughter: Killing Someone While Driving on the Job (Penal Code Sections 192 (c) and 191.5) Truck, bus and taxi operators work where most of us drive. The streets are their offices. Commercial vehicle operators are statistically more likely than others to be involved in a traffic collision simply because they spend more time on the road. If you drive a commercial vehicle for a living, you need to…
Read MoreStatute of Limitations for Gross Vehicular Manslaughter while Intoxicated in California (Penal Code Section 191.5, 800)
Statute of Limitations for Gross Vehicular Manslaughter while Intoxicated in California (Penal Code Section 191.5, 800) Killing another person while driving under the influence may be charged as gross vehicular manslaughter. Depending on the circumstances of the crime, you can be prosecuted for a misdemeanor or a felony violation of this law. However, there are statutes of limitations in place that prevent your prosecution for this crime of which you…
Read MoreThe Serious Consequences of Vehicular Manslaughter – PC 192(c)
The Serious Consequences of Vehicular Manslaughter - PC 192(c) Speeding can cost more than just your freedom, it can cost lives. California's vehicular manslaughter laws punish acts of driving that kill another person because of the driver: Drives in an unlawful way, Drives in a lawful but dangerous way, or Knowingly causes the accident for financial gain. Consequences of Vehicular Manslaughter The District Attorney’s office can charge you with violating…
Read MorePunishment for Voluntary Manslaughter – PC 192 (a)
Punishment for Voluntary Manslaughter - PC 192 (a) You recently came home to find the babysitter inappropriately touching your 7-year-old daughter. Enraged by what you witnessed, you grabbed your handgun and shot the babysitter to death. Will the district attorney charge you with murder or voluntary manslaughter? In this situation, the district attorney will likely charge you with second-degree murder. However, your criminal defense attorney will argue that your actions…
Read MoreWhat is Voluntary Manslaughter in California? – PC 192(a)
What is Voluntary Manslaughter in California? - PC 192(a) Under California Penal Code section 192 (a), it is unlawful to kill a human being “upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion.” To be convicted of voluntary manslaughter in California, you did not have to have intended to commit murder. Typically, these types of acts occur in emotional situations. For example, during a quarrel about a spouse’s alleged unfaithful activities…
Read MoreProsecutors File Manslaughter Charges Against Homeowner After Fireman Dies Trying To Put Out Fire In Homeowners Home
Prosecutors File Manslaughter Charges Against Homeowner After Fireman Dies Trying To Put Out Fire In Homeowners Home In a very unusual case, the owner of a home that was under construction is facing criminal manslaughter charges because a firefighter was killed while he attempted to put out a blaze that had occurred at the home during construction. The basis for the prosecution is that the homeowner had purchased a “noncode-compliant”…
Read MoreManslaughter Charges Brought up in Garden Grove Child Neglect Case
Manslaughter Charges Brought up in Garden Grove Child Neglect Case In Garden Grove last month, a woman allegedly was responsible for the death of her 8-week-old infant by allowing him to suffocate in a pile of clothes on Halloween. Corrina Atuatasi, 27, was charged last week with involuntary manslaughter and child abuse, plus a sentencing enhancement for causing great bodily injury to a child under 5 years of age. Apparently,…
Read MorePolice Officer Sentenced To Two Years In Prison After Conviction For Involuntary Manslaughter – P.C. 192(B)
Police Officer Sentenced To Two Years In Prison After Conviction For Involuntary Manslaughter – P.C. 192(B) Johannes Mehserle, a former transit police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed man on an Oakland train station platform, was sentenced to two years in prison. After the sentencing was announced, the victim’s mother emerged from the Los Angeles courtroom muttering, "Nothing, he got nothing!" The family declined to talk…
Read MoreMale College Student Kills Himself After Roomate Secretly Records And Broadcasts Student’s Sexual Encounter With A Man – C.P.C. § 647(J)(1), C.P.C. § 422.55(A)(6)
Male College Student Kills Himself After Roomate Secretly Records And Broadcasts Student’s Sexual Encounter With A Man – C.P.C. § 647(J)(1), C.P.C. § 422.55(A)(6) College students Molly Wei and Dharun Ravi, both 18, face criminal charges after Ravi allegedly recorded his Rutgers roommate Tyler Clementi, 18, in a sexual encounter with a man without Clementi’s consent. Clementi, apparently distraught after finding out afterward, killed himself by jumping off the George…
Read MoreMAN FREED AFTER MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION VACATED; CLAIMED “TOYOTA DEFENSE” AND INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL; CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION 192
MAN FREED AFTER MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION VACATED; CLAIMED “TOYOTA DEFENSE” AND INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL; CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION 192 On August 6, 2010, a man convicted of vehicular homicide in 2006 will be freed after the state court ordered a new trial and the prosecutor declined to re-file the charges. In 2006, defendant Koua Fong Lee was accused of speeding into a vehicle and striking it, killing the other vehicle’s…
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