My real question: Why is a life sentence mandatory for involuntary manslaughter? What's the #@$^@# point of having different degrees of "murder" if life sentence is mandatory for the wimpiest type of it?
Snoopy's Murder/Manslaughter Guidelines [in my perfect state]:
Snoopy's Murder/Manslaughter Guidelines [in my perfect state]:
- Murder 1: Intentional, premeditated murder. Life, or death.
- Murder 2: Intentional, but not premeditated. Life.
- Voluntary Manslaughter: Heat of the moment; not exactly unintentional, but not something you'd do if you had time to think about it. 10-20 years.
- Involuntary Manslaughter: Unintentional, you did something that caused someone to die. 3 to 10 years [depending on recklessness etc.]
- Vehicular Manslaughter: Same as involuntary, but using a car. 3 to 10 years, but if aggravated by DUI/DWI, 20 years (like voluntary).
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