Originally Posted by Old_Toot
Originally Posted by Tarquin
Originally Posted by ribka
$100 that he is not convicted of 3rd degree homicide. Take the bet or run away?

You recently posted murder and manslaughter were the same so everyone knows your supposed legal expertise lol



Originally Posted by Tarquin
Originally Posted by RockyRaab
You think it's ugly now? Wait until they drop the charges based on the autopsy.



They already have the preliminary autopsy and the DA would not have filed if he did not think the final report would confirm causation, even with drugs/alcohol on board. The DA (or his charging deputy or investigator) were present for the autopsy and have spoken personally with the forensic pathologist.



Originally Posted by Tarquin
Here is the statute. Can't find a free copy of the jury instruction on-line:

2019 Minnesota Statutes

Murder
609.195 MURDER IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
(a) Whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is guilty of murder in the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 25 years.



I never said murder and manslaughter are the same. I said manslaughter is a form of homicide (unlawful killing) which it is.



Sheer genius, that.


Not at all. It was in response to a poster who didn't seem to understand that manslaughter was an unlawful killing.

Tarquin