https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/tags/involuntary-manslaughter/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:45:39 GMT en-us https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/parents-murder-conviction-for-neglect-upheld/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/parents-murder-conviction-for-neglect-upheld/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:44:00 GMT The Georgia Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions of an Atlanta couple. The parents had been found guilty by a jury in 2007 for malice murder, involuntary manslaughter, felony murder, and cruelty to children. The incident is from 2004, when the parents took their 6 week infant to the hospital for breathing problems. The infant…

]]> The Georgia Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions of an Atlanta couple. The parents had been found guilty by a jury in 2007 for malice murder, involuntary manslaughter, felony murder, and cruelty to children. The incident is from 2004, when the parents took their 6 week infant to the hospital for breathing problems. The infant boy died at the hospital and doctors determined the cause of death to be extreme malnourishment or starvation. The baby weighed 3.5 lbs. Police were sent to the home of the couple and found empty cartons of soy milk. The prosecutors alleged that the couple had intentionally neglected their child.

]]> https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/michael-jacksons-doctor-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter/ https://www.bruzzolaw.com/blog/michael-jacksons-doctor-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:25:00 GMT After seven months of investigating, the Los Angeles County District Attorney has brought criminal charges against Michael Jackson’s physician, Dr. Conrad Murray. Murray, a cardiologist, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter (Penal Code Section 192) in connection with Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009. Dr. Murray is said to have acted “without due caution and…

]]> After seven months of investigating, the Los Angeles County District Attorney has brought criminal charges against Michael Jackson’s physician, Dr. Conrad Murray. Murray, a cardiologist, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter (Penal Code Section 192) in connection with Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009.

Dr. Murray is said to have acted “without due caution and circumspection.” On the day of the tragedy, Murray tried to get Jackson to sleep using Valium and two other sedatives. However, Jackson remained awake for ten hours and demanded a stronger drug– Propofol. Finally, Murray gave in and gave Jackson Propofol. He left Jackson for two minutes to use the restroom, at which time he also talked on the phone for 45 minutes. When he returned, Jackson was not breathing. The cause of death was “acute propofol intoxication,” in conjunction with other sedatives.

Propfol, a drug most widely used by anesthesiologists to render surgical patients unconscious, is so dangerous that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says only those trained in anesthesia should administer it. Murray now faces four years in prison for the non-intentional killing of Michael Jackson. Had this been more than negligence in administering a drug for an unapproved purpose, Murray could be facing charges of voluntary manslaughter or murder (California Penal Code Section 187).

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