Legal Question in Criminal Law in Kentucky

Can you plea a charge of 2nd degree manslaughter to a misdemeanor in district court? kentucky


Asked on 10/06/11, 12:03 pm

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Andrea Welker Welker Law Office

Certainly not. Manslaughter second is a class C felony. Someone DIED. One would expect the Commonwealth not to let the individual responsible off with a slap on the wrist with an expungeable conviction. The best a defendant might expect is reckless homicide, which is a class D felony.

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Answered on 10/14/11, 3:47 am


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