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Old 09-27-2022, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing View Post
Come on Tal, you’ve been to law school. You know that lack of intent doesn’t absolve negligence. He should face negligent homicide charges. Doesn’t matter who handed him the gun. He’s the one who is ultimately responsible for what that gun did.
New Mexico Statutes Section 30-2-3 (2018) - Manslaughter. :: 2018 New Mexico Statutes :: US Codes and Statutes :: US Law :: Justia

Baldwin did not have any reasonable expectation to view the firearm as loaded as he was on a movie set which had a person assigned to weapon safety.

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B. Involuntary manslaughter consists of manslaughter committed in the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to felony, or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death in an unlawful manner or without due caution and circumspection.
Facts matter.