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An Arizona Self-Help Guru Has Been Charged With Manslaughter

By Walin & Klarich

Self-help guru, James Arthur Ray, has been charged with three counts of manslaughter after dozens of his followers collapsed in a sweat lodge at his retreat center in Arizona. Allegedly, over twenty people were hospitalized, and three of them never regained consciousness and died at a hospital. If he is convicted, Mr. Ray could be sentenced to more than 35 years in prison. Since prosecutors charged Mr. Ray with manslaughter, Arizona law requires that the prosecution prove that James Ray acted with criminal intent. The prosecutors could prove criminal intent by showing that Mr. Ray acted recklessly and that his actions caused the deaths of his alleged victims. At trial, the prosecution might be able to show this by providing evidence that Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on March 06, 2010 (boomark / email).