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the crime of ending the life of a person without intending to do so
She was convicted of manslaughter for driving while drunk and killing three people.
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Prosecutors charged Armando Javier Guerrero with voluntary manslaughter Monday in Johnson County District Court, online court records show.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Voluntary manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 15 years and a $250,000 fine.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Read, 45, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Read, a successful equity analyst and former adjunct finance professor, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a collision causing death.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Voluntary manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 15 years and a $250,000 fine.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Read, 45, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Read, a successful equity analyst and former adjunct finance professor, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a collision causing death.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manslaughter. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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