Negligence Manslaughter Research Paper

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Crime is around every corner and has been a part of the world throughout history, crime will never become extinct. Whether a person speeds in a vehicle or murders another human being, they are crimes and there are consequences for every crime. The most heinous crime is murder against another person. To the whole world it is wrong except for certain circumstances. Even though the accused are thought to be evil they like everyone else have constitutional rights before they are arrested. A crime is defined as “a wrong against society or the public interest” (Davenport, 2009, p. 38). Most of society thinks of a crime as breaking any law that was put into place to protect the people by people and the government. There are many different…show more content…
103). Criminal negligence manslaughter is considered when a person is reckless and negligence and causes the death of another human being. Unlawful act manslaughter is considered when a person is breaking a law and ends up taking a life. “Homicide by vehicle” (Davenport, 2009, p. 104) is considered unlawful act manslaughter because they are usually violating a traffic regulation when a death occurs. Two other homicides that are not heard about all the time are “euthanasia” and “infanticide” (Davenport, 2009, p. 106). Euthanasia is heard mostly when a doctor or another helps an ill patient claim their own life. This is mostly done if an ill person thinks they have no other choice, many people are against this type of killing and consider it murder and assisted suicide. Infanticide is a hard one to hear in the news, because it is the killing of a child or newborn. These types of murders are unthinkable and many of the people who kill these children are very sick people. Not all killings are considered…show more content…
Many people do not know they have the right to say no to a search even if they are innocent. “The greater the restraint on an individual’s freedom of movement, the more a police encounter will seem like a seizure” (Robinson, 2004). Another exception to the fourth amendment is exigent circumstances and according to Denise Robinsons article Kaupp v. Texas: Breathing life into the fourth amendment she says that “in some cases, a warrant is not necessary if both probable cause and exigent circumstances are present at the time of the seizure” (2004). Exigent circumstances are important because an officer “believes that getting a warrant will create the risk of injury or death or result in the destruction of evidence” (Davenport, 2009, p. 376). A good example is when an officer is in pursuit of a moving vehicle or chasing after a suspect, if they do not seize the suspect, all the evidence that is on the suspect could

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