Criminal Law
: Crime Scene KCWas this murder? Manslaughter? Or neither?
By James Hart (all)
A Shawnee man will stand trial for his stepfather's death -- the judge argues it should be for manslaughter, not murder. It's kind of an unusual case -- it doesn't sound like the stepfather was actually struck or pushed. Here's...
Full post as published by Crime Scene KC on August 11, 2009 (boomark / email).

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Mirzayance convicted of 1st degree murder. he murder his cousin. But I don't understand why was the warden filing as the petitioner
May be he was after the money/property.He needs proper guidance and professional...
Christopher Fairchild
guilty verdict for helping Tommy Baldridge murder James Mollette.

Mirzayance convicted of 1st degree murder. he murder his cousin. But I don't understand why was the warden filing as the petitioner
May be he was after the money/property.He needs proper guidance and professional...








