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Wife Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter After Falsely Accusing Her Husband of Murder

By Ron Chapman

Unfortunately, we are often inclined to automatically believe the accusations that others make without first checking out their story.  The inevitable result is that we are sometimes duped into believing false accusations.  When false accusations are made in the criminal justice system, the consequences can be devastating.  Fortunately for a man in Texas, an accusation of murder lodged against him by his wife was discovered to be false before he had to stand trial.  He was fortunate.  Some are not.  What follows is a brief recounting of his story.Tracy Denise Roberson convicted of involuntary manslaughter 7:21 PM CDT, May 2, 2008 FORT WORTH, Texas - A Texas woman who caused her lover's shooting death by falsely crying rape was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on May 04, 2008 (boomark / email).