NEW!! Can this person be convicted of manslaughter and any arguments for him/her?
You can read explanations of "manslaughter" and "involuntery manslaughter". Since you are in high school you are probably being trained to analyze information, and work on a team, not expected to know the law but read about it. Here's an explanation: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionar... http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionar... ISSUES: "Manslaughter" - research and think through how much this applies. Prepare your defense case. Requires intention to harm. "Involuntery manslaughter" - research like above. Less serious offense. Go for that. Argue there was no intention to harm the passenger. Age 18 means your defendant will be tried as an adult. So all normal laws apply. Texting while driving means you need to prepare for prosecution saying the defendant was guilty of "gross negligence" and/or "inattentive driving" Passenger not wearing a seatbelt -> Your defendant is responsible for seeing that all passengers have their belts on. The prosecution will try to say it's the defendant's fault for driving until the passenger was wearing the belt. Prepare arguments against that. Vehicle prone to roll -> Try to blame the manufacturer, and sue them. Not a defense though. Driver was not speeding -> expected, just like not being drunk or under the influence of drugs. So the defendant did not make the accident worse on account of speed. The ejection wasn't made worse by speeding, it's the passenger's fault for not wearing a seatbelt. A seatbelt would have held the passenger in place if he/she had worn it. Attack the prosecution / victim. They had the responsibility for wearing a belt. If wearing a seat belt, the passenger would have been held in the car safely, would not have been ejected, would not have died. Injured, not dead. "Can be"? depends on how good your team is in defending the mock client.
What do you call someone convicted of manslaughter?
What do the press usually call someone who has been convicted of manslaughter? A "manslaughterer"? Or is convicted felon the most common? Can someone be convicted more than once for manslaughter (in separate incidents)?
How can one person be charged with murder and manslaughter for the same death at the same time?
How can someone be convicted of both murder and manslaughter for a single killing? Aren't these two mutually exclusive?I have, potentially mistaken, understanding that in some cases a defendant can be charged with both the more serious crime and the less serious crime so that if the burden of proof is not met for the more severe charge the lesser charge can be considered.However, if the burden of proof is met for the more severe charge then that conviction can be held as valid.I’m not sure how I feel about that, it smells like “sentence shopping” to me.https://www.repository.law.india...Charge with what you can convict on and don’t get greedy.Don’t plea bargain down senselessly either. There is an answer here on Quora of a bust of a drug dealer that was given a plea deal because the prosecutor couldn’t be bothered to look at some paperwork.GRRRRR.
Is it true that you can get convicted of manslaughter if you got caught with LSD?
I heard this a long time ago in high school, not from very dependable sources (obviously), and I was just wondering if it held any truths at all. The way I heard it, no one has to actually die, its only if you have it on you at all.
Would you rather be convicted of murder or manslaughter?
I thought it was the same thing. Given your explanations, I would choose murder, not necessarily becasue they were a Hitler reborn, but because I wouldn't want to kill a very nice person.
How much jail time can a person get for manslaughter???
Depends on what type of manslaughter, was it voluntary or in voluntary? Average time for involuntary is about 64 months. Average time for voluntary is about 142 months. Depending on the circumstances and the state you live in, your mileage may vary.
Reasons given for a manslaughter conviction rather than a murder conviction are:?
(1) victim provocation: (2)the jury cannot unanimously agree; and (3): A) the victim was a convicted felon. B) the defendant was a young woman. C) the killings are not bad enough to be considered murder, but the conduct should be punished. D) an accomplice had been found not guilty