Trial for Cop Charged in George Floyd Killing Set to Kick Off Next Week
As Minneapolis prepares for its most anticipated murder trial in recent memory, the charges and discovery issues remain unresolved.
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Manslaughter
First-degree manslaughter is a “categorical violent” crime, because a person can only be guilty of that crime if they cause death while “intending to cause at least serious bodily injury,” the Second Circuit ruled, finding that the lower court improperly ruled that the crime is not a categorical “violent felony” because it’s possible to commit such a homicide by “omission.”
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Lockdown Contributed to Death of Disabled Boy: UK Judge
A British judge on Thursday said a severely disabled 10-year-old boy who was smothered to death by his struggling mother was an “indirect victim” of the coronavirus lockdown.
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Top Spain Court Declines to Probe Gov’t Over Pandemic
pain’s Supreme Court on Friday refused requests that it investigate the government over its alleged mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed over 48,000 lives in the country.
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Captain in Deadly Dive Boat Fire Indicted on 34 Counts of Manslaughter
A federal grand jury on Tuesday charged the dive boat captain who abandoned his burning vessel in a September 2019 blaze that killed 33 passengers and one crew member.
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UK Family Loses Court Battle in US Diplomatic Immunity Case
The parents of a British teen who was killed in a crash lost a court battle with the U.K. government Tuesday over whether an American woman involved in the collision had diplomatic immunity.
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Former San Francisco Cop Charged With Manslaughter for 2017 Shooting
A former rookie cop was charged with manslaughter Monday for fatally shooting a carjacking suspect in December 2017, making it the first known prosecution of an officer for deadly use of force in San Francisco history.
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Trial Opens in Death of Toddler in Migrant-Smuggling Case
A trial opened Monday in the shooting death of a 2-year-old toddler who was in a van during a high-speed chase in Belgium between police and suspected migrant smugglers seeking to get to Britain.
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Marseille Housing Agency Charged Over Deadly Building Collapse
French prosecutors said Wednesday that the public housing agency for the southern port city of Marseille has been charged with manslaughter over the collapse of two apartment buildings two years ago that left eight people dead.
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Officer May Face Charges in Killing of Autistic Palestinian
Israeli prosecutors on Wednesday recommended charging a police officer with reckless manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City earlier this year.
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‘Melrose Place’ Actress Headed Back to Prison for 2010 Crash
A former “Melrose Place” actress who has already served a prison sentence for a fatal 2010 drunken driving crash in New Jersey is headed back behind bars after a judge agreed with prosecutors Thursday that her initial sentence was too lenient.
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Paris City Hall Charged Over Deadly 2019 Gas Explosion
The Paris city hall has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over a massive gas explosion in the French capital last year that killed four people, including two firefighters, judicial sources said Tuesday.
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Pharma Giant Sanofi Charged With Manslaughter in Birth-Defects Case
French prosecutors have indicted pharma giant Sanofi for manslaughter over birth defects linked to an epilepsy drug, the company said Monday, in a long-running case that has also seen it charged with fraud.
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Ex-Cop in Floyd Case Asks Judge to Toss Aiding and Abetting Charges
The attorney for one of three fired Minneapolis police officers accused of aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing asked a judge to dismiss the charges Wednesday, arguing prosecutors had no basis to bring the case.
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GRETNA, La. — A Louisiana appeals court ruled Ronald Gasser, who killed NFL player Joe McKnight in 2016, is entitled
Read moreJudge Imposes Maximum Penalty on PG&E for 2018 Camp Fire
Acknowledging a $3.5 million fine for 84 deaths is woefully inadequate, a Butte County judge on Thursday nevertheless imposed the harshest penalty allowed under law against Pacific Gas and Electric for causing the most destructive wildfire in California history, the 2018 Camp Fire.
Read moreFamilies of 2018 Camp Fire Victims Share Their Grief at PG&E Criminal Hearing
Recounting the final terror-filled moments of their loved ones’ lives, family members of those killed in the 2018 Camp Fire testified Wednesday that a maximum $3.5 million fine for 84 deaths caused by Pacific Gas and Electric’s faulty equipment doesn’t come close to resembling justice.
Read morePG&E Pleads Guilty to 84 Deaths in Devastating Camp Fire
Staring at pictures of the faces of 84 people killed in a deadly fire sparked by his company’s equipment, Pacific Gas and Electric’s chief executive on Tuesday pleaded guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter and one count of recklessly starting the most destructive wildfire in California history.
Read moreMinnesota Woman Who Killed Abusive Husband Seeks Change of Pardon System
An Ethiopian woman who killed her abusive husband is seeking to change Minnesota’s pardon system, but may have an uphill battle ahead of her.
Read moreDublin Court Hears Extradition Case Over 39 Lorry Deaths
A man wanted by British police over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in a lorry container last year appeared in an Irish court Tuesday, facing extradition on manslaughter charges.
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