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Vehicular Manslaughter

Being charged with vehicular manslaughter can be a terrifying experience. Simply defined, vehicular manslaughter, or vehicular homicide, is driving negligently, speeding, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or reckless driving which results in the death of another human being. Knowing that you have ended another person?s life might feel like punishment enough, but the legal penalties that can be assessed by a judge varies greatly depending on the facts of your case. This is where the help of an experienced Los Angeles criminal defense attorney can save your life. Vehicular manslaughter can be tried as either a misdemeanor or a felony. If you are found to have been driving just a few miles per hour over the speed limit or driving with “ordinary” negligence, your case is more likely to be tried as a misdemeanor...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on February 19, 2009 (boomark / email).

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