By Alexis Esneault The case of Commonwealth v. Carter, ultimately resulting in Ms. Michelle Carter’s conviction for involuntary manslaughter has gone viral, but for all the wrong reasons. When assessing the validity or strength of any legal decision, people should have the facts and the law straight before developing an opinion and look to the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed involuntary manslaughter charges against one of the state officials responsible for the Flint water scandal in 2015, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Shuette, a Republican, charged Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon is accused of neglecting to inform the public about…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A jury acquitted a white Tulsa police officer of manslaughter charges Wednesday night in her 2016 fatal shooting of a black man. The twelve jurors, nine white people and three black people, declared that Officer Betty Shelby was not guilty of first degree manslaughter charges in shooting Terence…