How to Use involuntary manslaughter in a Sentence

involuntary manslaughter

noun
  • Both are being hit with charges of involuntary manslaughter for Hutchins's death on the movie's set in 2021.
    Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2023
  • If found guilty of just involuntary manslaughter, a fourth-degree felony, both would face up to 18 months in prison.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The trio was charged with involuntary manslaughter but again were freed.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The latter two have been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and have entered not-guilty pleas.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • They were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and each sentenced to at least 10 years in prison.
    Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • They’ve been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and have pleaded not guilty.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The three men were initially charged with manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter, but the charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.
    Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Ashley was sentenced to 30 months in prison on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, the release said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Each pleaded guilty last year to involuntary manslaughter and were sentenced to 9 to 12 years in prison.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2023
  • An Ohio man has been sentenced to three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the death of his fiancée — who went missing over 13 years ago.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
  • Zharia Noel and Ahmene Butler, both 21, have each been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter with two counts of felony child abuse, police said.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The Santa Fe district attorney announced on Jan. 19 that the actor would be charged with involuntary manslaughter by the end of the month.
    Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Baldwin was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and will stand trail in July.
    EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial over the fatal shooting on the set of Rust may have been dismissed, but there’s more on the horizon for the movie and its star.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
  • Baldwin was brought to trial but a judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against him last month.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The other man is facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter and has pleaded not guilty.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2023
  • After the shooting, officials took the rare step of filing charges of involuntary manslaughter against his parents, who bought the gun used in the attack.
    Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • She was convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each child killed.
    Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Eden Wells were charged with involuntary manslaughter in nine deaths.
    Ed White, Detroit Free Press, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Baldwin, 64, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in the case.
    Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Gutierrez-Reed, tasked with overseeing weapons on set, was found guilty in March of involuntary manslaughter and ordered to spend 18 months in prison.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
  • Both defendants re-entered not guilty pleas to the charge of involuntary manslaughter; both face up to four years in state prison if convicted.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
  • Banks also pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced last month to at least nine years.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024
  • Refugio pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a year in jail.
    Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • In Michigan, parents of a mass school shooter for the first time were convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the four deaths at Oxford High School.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Jennifer Crumbley has pleaded not guilty to four counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of the four students in the shooting at Oxford High School.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Earlier this year, for the first time, the parents of a school shooter were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in prison.
    Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Two days later, Schmitt refiled 17 involuntary manslaughter charges against each of the men.
    NBC News, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Colt Gray was arrested on murder charges while Colin Gray is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children.
    Alexandra Faul, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • His 54-year-old father faces charges including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, as well as reckless conduct.
    Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024

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