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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Kern County jail records show Dobbins is being held in lieu of $40,000 bail and was booked on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and negligent ownership of a mischievous animal causing serious bodily injury and/or death to another.
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Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
At sentencing, the remaining counts — a felony charge of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and a misdemeanor charge of driving the wrong way on a divided highway that resulted in a crash — will also be dismissed, according to the court document.
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Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
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.
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Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
At sentencing, the remaining counts — a felony charge of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and a misdemeanor charge of driving the wrong way on a divided highway that resulted in a crash — will also be dismissed, according to the court document.
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Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
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.
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Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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