involuntary manslaughter
noun
: manslaughter resulting from the failure to perform a legal duty expressly required to safeguard human life, from the commission of an unlawful act not constituting a felony, or from the commission of a lawful act in a negligent or improper manner
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Vahey later pleaded guilty to charges of vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter and other offenses.
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Superior Court Judge William Stetzer sentenced 32-year-old Leonardo Hernandez Perez to 20 to 33 months in prison, after Hernandez pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, according to a District Attorney’s Office news release.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
But in a plea deal with prosecutors, Rylaarsdam pleaded guilty last month to one count of involuntary manslaughter.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Kevin Henley, 35, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter during a hearing at a branch courthouse in Maywood before Judge Geary Kull, who handed down the sentence.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Superior Court Judge William Stetzer sentenced 32-year-old Leonardo Hernandez Perez to 20 to 33 months in prison, after Hernandez pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, according to a District Attorney’s Office news release.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
But in a plea deal with prosecutors, Rylaarsdam pleaded guilty last month to one count of involuntary manslaughter.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Kevin Henley, 35, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter during a hearing at a branch courthouse in Maywood before Judge Geary Kull, who handed down the sentence.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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