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Involuntary Manslaughter?

What is the max sentence for someone who eludes police and causes a car accident that results in 2 deaths? The person has no record, but may have ran from police because there was marijuana in their system and traces in the vehicle. Also what is the best legal defense if the person cannot afford a lawyer?


    




__A_YAHOO_USER__
That sounds like reckless endangerment and negligent homicide, at very least, and perhaps more.

The best legal defense if you can't afford a lawyer is the lawyer that you are appointed when you can't afford a lawyer. D'oh.

This person should go away for a long, long time. 20 years at least. So others do not die because of his reckless evil.


Let_Justice_Prevail
States have different laws so it is hard to specifically answer your question. If he cannot afford an attorney the court will absolutely appoint one to represent him. I suspect he is looking at a separate criminal charge for each death as well as for eluding police and for failing to stop and render aid. If marijuana was found in the car and can be linked to him then that is another charge. If he was high at the time of the accident and his intoxication played a part in the accident then he can charged with that.





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