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Manslaughter
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Legal Profession Blog
A Murder In Scarsdale
We recently reported on an Illinois recommendation of disbarment for first degree murder.The New York Appellate Division imposed that sanction as an automatic consequence of first degree manslaughter convictionOn May…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Minnesota judge, finding mitigating circumstances, imposes below-guideline sentence of 2 years on former officer Kim Potter convicted of manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright
As reported in this AP piece, "Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, was…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Previewing sentencing facing former officer Kim Potter after manslaughter convictions for killing Daunte Wright
This extended AP article provide a helpful accounting of what we might now expect in sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter after a jury convicted her yesterday on…
Criminal
Previewing sentencing facing former officer Kim Potter after manslaughter convictions for killing Daunte Wright
This extended AP article provide a helpful accounting of what we might now expect in sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter after a jury convicted her yesterday on…
Bench & Bar of Minnesota
Notes & Trends – August 2021
By Minnesota State Bar Association
CRIMINAL LAW JUDICIAL LAW • MIERA: District court has discretion to deny eligibility even if the petitioner was exonerated. The district court concluded that respondent was eligible for compensation based…
Simple Justice
The Word: Punch
Among the great many flagrant failings of the woke is violence. It was once about punching Nazis, but has metastasized since into justified violence against anyone who doesn’t share their…
Simple Justice
Repercussions At A Personal Level
The killing of Daunte Wright is subsumed by the fact that he was an unarmed young black man who shouldn’t have been shot, shouldn’t have died. There can be no…
UK Human Rights Blog
Sentences in PC Harper case upheld by Court of Appeal
The Attorney General, Suella Braverman MP, appeared for the Crown in this appealR v Long, Bowers and Cole [2020] [2020] EWCA Crim 1729 (16 December 2020) — judgment here The Court…
The Right Coast
John Broadhurst & Natalie Connolly — The Rough Sex Problem | National Review
John Broadhurst, a 41-year-old multi-millionaire from the United Kingdom convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence after he killed his 26-year-old girlfriend Natalie Connolly during so-called rough sex will walk free…
Criminal Lawyer Illinois
A summary of the law and penalties for involuntary manslaughter
NOTE: This article was updated to reflect 2020 changes to Illinois law with passage of Public Act 101-173. This Act became effective on January 1st and instituted various amendments to…