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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The jury had been allowed to consider the lesser offense of involuntary manslaughter but settled on second-degree murder, which under the law requires that the defendant had malice before the killing.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Nessel charged Peterson, 59, of Brighton, along with its safety director Jeffrey Mosteller, 65, of Clinton Township, and its operations director Gary Marken, 66, of Spring Arbor, with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in Thomas' death.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
She was originally charged in 2023 with two counts of felony involuntary manslaughter and three counts of felony elder abuse.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council, said Friday that Kelley would have to decide whether to seek a third trial of Copeland and Howell on the involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct charges.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Nessel charged Peterson, 59, of Brighton, along with its safety director Jeffrey Mosteller, 65, of Clinton Township, and its operations director Gary Marken, 66, of Spring Arbor, with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in Thomas' death.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
She was originally charged in 2023 with two counts of felony involuntary manslaughter and three counts of felony elder abuse.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council, said Friday that Kelley would have to decide whether to seek a third trial of Copeland and Howell on the involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct charges.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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