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Our involuntary manslaughter statute covers unintentional killings, unintentional that means they didn’t mean to do it. They didn’t have the intent to kill. But it happened anyway, and it happened because of more than mere negligence… They didn’t exercise due caution or circumspection and that’s what happened here. – Fred Hayes/Getty	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for nine minutes as he gasped for air, this is not a cop found guilty of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm and shooting across his partner to kill an unarmed woman as she approached his car. This is a cop who made a tragic mistake. She drew her firearm thinking it was a Taser, and ended up killing a young man. – Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Great work by our Traffic Homicide Unit led to Ashley Ricks pleading guilty to four counts of first degree manslaughter, we hope the outcome of the court case brings a measure of comfort to the victims’ families. – Oklahoma Highway Patrol	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The moment Aubrey Wright heard guilty on manslaughter one -- emotions, every single emotion that you can imagine, just running through your body. I kind of let out a yelp because it was built up in the anticipation, this is just a step forward in the bigger issue with policing and hopefully there has to be no more Dauntes. No more Dauntes and so many more names we chant in our streets. – Katie Bryant	Found on CNN 2 years ago
All of them considered whether the test for gross negligence manslaughter was met. – Paul Spencer	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
I am convinced that it was suicide, not murder or manslaughter. – Gregory White	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
We arrested her, the crime is manslaughter. – Ernestina Godoy	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The crime is manslaughter. – Ernestina Godoy	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Based on the legal advice that was given a decision was made to charge Mr. Gavin Hapgood for the offence of manslaughter. – Randy Dick	Found on CNN 5 years ago
In the state of New York he is charged with manslaughter in the first degree, which requires intent to cause serious bodily injury and I do not believe there was any intent. – Don Gerace	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I will classify sexual assault at the same level as other heinous crimes such as murder and manslaughter and human trafficking, which have no statute of limitations, eight states are already doing so. – Wendy Davis	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We've always said the case actually is an involuntary manslaughter (case) -- that it was an accidental overdose and a subsequent panic and a failure to call 911, i think she has tremendous amount of relief that this ordeal is closing. – Gerald Christensen	Found on CNN 8 years ago
They're going to be anything in the spectrum of murder, manslaughter (or) negligent homicide. – Danny Cevallos	Found on CNN 9 years ago
GM knew this defect caused this death yet, instead of telling the truth, watched silently as Candice was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. – Robert Hilliard	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

Our involuntary manslaughter statute covers unintentional killings, unintentional that means they didn’t mean to do it. They didn’t have the intent to kill. But it happened anyway, and it happened because of more than mere negligence… They didn’t exercise due caution or circumspection and that’s what happened here.

– Fred Hayes/Getty

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for nine minutes as he gasped for air, this is not a cop found guilty of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm and shooting across his partner to kill an unarmed woman as she approached his car. This is a cop who made a tragic mistake. She drew her firearm thinking it was a Taser, and ended up killing a young man.

– Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Great work by our Traffic Homicide Unit led to Ashley Ricks pleading guilty to four counts of first degree manslaughter, we hope the outcome of the court case brings a measure of comfort to the victims’ families.

– Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The moment Aubrey Wright heard guilty on manslaughter one -- emotions, every single emotion that you can imagine, just running through your body. I kind of let out a yelp because it was built up in the anticipation, this is just a step forward in the bigger issue with policing and hopefully there has to be no more Dauntes. No more Dauntes and so many more names we chant in our streets.

– Katie Bryant

Found on CNN
2 years ago

All of them considered whether the test for gross negligence manslaughter was met.

– Paul Spencer

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

I am convinced that it was suicide, not murder or manslaughter.

– Gregory White

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We arrested her, the crime is manslaughter.

– Ernestina Godoy

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The crime is manslaughter.

– Ernestina Godoy

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Based on the legal advice that was given a decision was made to charge Mr. Gavin Hapgood for the offence of manslaughter.

– Randy Dick

Found on CNN
5 years ago

In the state of New York he is charged with manslaughter in the first degree, which requires intent to cause serious bodily injury and I do not believe there was any intent.

– Don Gerace

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I will classify sexual assault at the same level as other heinous crimes such as murder and manslaughter and human trafficking, which have no statute of limitations, eight states are already doing so.

– Wendy Davis

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We've always said the case actually is an involuntary manslaughter (case) -- that it was an accidental overdose and a subsequent panic and a failure to call 911, i think she has tremendous amount of relief that this ordeal is closing.

– Gerald Christensen

Found on CNN
8 years ago

They're going to be anything in the spectrum of murder, manslaughter (or) negligent homicide.

– Danny Cevallos

Found on CNN
9 years ago

GM knew this defect caused this death yet, instead of telling the truth, watched silently as Candice was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

– Robert Hilliard

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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