Manslaughter
Essays

¶ … high profile murder cases. The cases are in the same state with very different outcomes. The writer explores the differences and discusses the fairness of the charges and the sentences.

¶ … homicide, according to the New York Homicide Statute, that the defendant Olive Oyl can be convicted of is 1st Degree Manslaughter (125.20). The element of this offense is that the defendant exercised the intent to…

Casey Anthony was portrayed by the defense and much of the media as a cold-hearted mom capable of killing her 2-year old daughter so she could return to a life of partying. The defense characterized Casey as a young woman with a history of incest who reacted to the accidental death of her daughter as if it was an incestuous family secret that needed to be covered up. Although the truth may never be known, Casey's behavior seems most consistent with the latter characterization and is therefore nothing more sensational than a young woman traumatized by incest and thrust into a situation she was psychologically unprepared to cope with.

This article in The Baltimore Sun serves as an outlet for many of the jurors involved in the "State vs. Stennett" case to speak out regarding what they feel are inaccurate accusations regarding their acquittal of…

Maria Bailey clearly and blatantly misrepresented the size of her start-up business, but shrugged it off saying she knew what she was "capable of doing" and just wanted to show potential clients "what we were going to…

Infanticide is the act or practice of killing newborns or infants. It has been committed or performed in every continent and in every level of culture from the poorest hunters and gatherers to the richest and most…

On the evening of February 21, 2011, Police Officer David Crawford of the St. Petersburg, Florida police department was fatally shot while investigating a report of a suspicious person or prowler in a residential neighborhood. After a 24-hour search expedition, police arrested and booked 16-year-old Nicolas Lindsey on charges of first-degree murder. Lindsey confessed to the killing in a taped statement to police shortly thereafter. Lindsey was arraigned in court the next day, and the judge ordered that he be held in custody without bail. A grand jury which convened the following week indicted Lindsey on first-degree murder of a police officer, whereupon the state Attorney General charged Lindsey as an adult based on the seriousness of the offense and that he was over age 14. Jury selection began on March 19, 2012 and the jury heard evidence for only three days, returning a verdict of guilty on March 23, 2012. However, after just three days of hearing evidence on March 23, 2012, the jury returned a verdict of guilty and Lindsey was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole (commonly referred to as LWOP).

This paper is a response to my experience watching the murder trial for Nicholas Lindsay. It contains some of my observations regarding the trial date, the evidence rulings that might have affected the jury's determination. There is also a discussion of the defense team's legal strategy, especially regarding the issue of premeditated design.

Scenario 1: Is it considered homicide when a person who knows he or she has HIV deliberately and knowingly infects another person who then dies as a result of contracting AIDS?

In America, the right to a speedy trial is guaranteed inside the Constitution. The case involving the man arrested for manslaughter and jailed for six months brings into question if these protections are being practiced.