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Fri Jan 10, 2014, 10:11 PM Jan 2014

Should people like Bridget Anne Kelly be charged with negligent homicide? [View all]

Just wondering since her actions and the actions of others just might fit the legal definition.

ftp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/20102011/A1500/1113_I1.HTM

Criminal homicide constitutes negligent homicide when an actor negligently causes the death of another.

This bill is intended to address a gap in the law where seriously negligent conduct results in the death of an individual but may not involve sufficient culpability to constitute manslaughter or death by auto or vessel.
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