Sentences with phrase «as vehicular manslaughter»

The petition also calls for the Criminal Code to be changed to redefine the offence of impaired driving causing death as vehicular manslaughter.

If someone is killed in a street racing accident, whether it is another driver, passenger or pedestrian, the driver that caused the accident may face serious felony charges such as vehicular manslaughter.

The investigation is ongoing, and if, during the investigation, it is found that the driver was distracted or impaired, he could face charges such as vehicular manslaughter or negligence.

The death of another motorist as well as the death of a passenger resulting from traffic offenses or drunk driving charges may be classified as vehicular manslaughter.

A violent crime charge such as vehicular manslaughter calls for a skilled and experienced criminal defense lawyer.

This may include white collar crimes like fraud, false representation or pretenses, embezzlement or larceny, or more serious acts such as damages you owe to victims if you were at fault for causing someone else's death, such as vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence or operating a boat or aircraft while intoxicated.

Not exact matches

Prosecutors do not have to prove that a defendant intended to kill the victim with his vehicle; in fact, vehicular manslaughter cases usually take as given the idea that the defendant did not have such intent.

If a driver hits a pedestrian and does not stay at the scene, he or she may be found guilty of hit - and - run, which is punishable as either a misdemeanor or felony depending on the circumstances, or vehicular manslaughter.

Vehicular homicide is charged as a felony manslaughter offense.

With more than 19 years of litigation and appellate experience as both a former New York City homicide prosecutor and a criminal defense counsel in the United States Army, Mr. Smith has served as lead counsel on more than one hundred trials on charges to include murder, manslaughter, vehicular homicides, armed robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, drug distribution, rape, child molestation, child pornography, rape and aggravated sexual offenses, grand larceny, embezzlement and fraud on the...