How to Use involuntary manslaughter in a Sentence
involuntary manslaughter
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Both are being hit with charges of involuntary manslaughter for Hutchins's death on the movie's set in 2021.
— Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2023 -
If found guilty of just involuntary manslaughter, a fourth-degree felony, both would face up to 18 months in prison.
— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2023 -
The trio was charged with involuntary manslaughter but again were freed.
— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023 -
The latter two have been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and have entered not-guilty pleas.
— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023 -
They were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and each sentenced to at least 10 years in prison.
— Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024 -
They’ve been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and have pleaded not guilty.
— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2023 -
The three men were initially charged with manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter, but the charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.
— Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023 -
Ashley was sentenced to 30 months in prison on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, the release said.
— Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024 -
Each pleaded guilty last year to involuntary manslaughter and were sentenced to 9 to 12 years in prison.
— Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2023 -
An Ohio man has been sentenced to three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the death of his fiancée — who went missing over 13 years ago.
— Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024 -
Zharia Noel and Ahmene Butler, both 21, have each been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter with two counts of felony child abuse, police said.
— Bradford Betz, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2022 -
The Santa Fe district attorney announced on Jan. 19 that the actor would be charged with involuntary manslaughter by the end of the month.
— Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023 -
Baldwin was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and will stand trail in July.
— EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024 -
Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial over the fatal shooting on the set of Rust may have been dismissed, but there’s more on the horizon for the movie and its star.
— Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024 -
Baldwin was brought to trial but a judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against him last month.
— Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Aug. 2024 -
The other man is facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter and has pleaded not guilty.
— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2023 -
After the shooting, officials took the rare step of filing charges of involuntary manslaughter against his parents, who bought the gun used in the attack.
— Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023 -
She was convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each child killed.
— Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024 -
Eden Wells were charged with involuntary manslaughter in nine deaths.
— Ed White, Detroit Free Press, 17 Nov. 2022 -
Baldwin, 64, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in the case.
— Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023 -
Gutierrez-Reed, tasked with overseeing weapons on set, was found guilty in March of involuntary manslaughter and ordered to spend 18 months in prison.
— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024 -
Both defendants re-entered not guilty pleas to the charge of involuntary manslaughter; both face up to four years in state prison if convicted.
— Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023 -
Banks also pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced last month to at least nine years.
— Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024 -
Refugio pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a year in jail.
— Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024 -
Jennifer Crumbley has pleaded not guilty to four counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of the four students in the shooting at Oxford High School.
— Eric Levenson, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Earlier this year, for the first time, the parents of a school shooter were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in prison.
— Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024 -
The parents are charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly buying their son the gun that police say was used in the shooting.
— Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2022 -
The parents, who each face four counts of involuntary manslaughter, are accused of giving their son unfettered access to the gun.
— Emma Tucker, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023 -
The judge who dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin upheld her own decision in a ruling Thursday.
— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024 -
His father, Colin Gray, is indicted on 29 counts, among them two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of reckless conduct.
— Emily Palmer, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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