deltex1
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From what I hear, he was not charged with involuntary manslaughter...so it was never considered.Why would this not apply? It's a felony, which combined with all his other felonies should have jailed him for decades...?
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Here is the section of the California code that defines involuntary manslaughter:
Law section.
Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice. It is of three kinds:
. . .
(b) Involuntary—in the commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to a felony; or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death, in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and circumspection. This subdivision shall not apply to acts committed in the driving of a vehicle.
Apparently, the jury decided that the prosecution failed to prove the required elements.