Defence for Manslaughter
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What is Manslaughter?
Manslaughter is defined as homicide in
English criminal law. It is a less severe
offence than murder in England.
A manslaughter conviction sentence
depends on the judge, while a sentence
for murder has to be life imprisonment.
Manslaughter can be voluntary or
involuntary, depending on the accused’s
level of mens rea (Latin expression which
means “guilty mind”).

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Voluntary Manslaughter
Voluntary manslaughter implies the
intention to kill or to produce severe harm
to a person.
This conviction can only be issued if the
accused pleads one of the two partial
defences for murder: loss of self-control or
abnormality of mental functioning.
Our criminal solicitors in London can
offer more details on what these defences
consist of.

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Involuntary Manslaughter
Involuntary manslaughter defence implies
that the murder was committed without
mens rea, meaning that the accused is
responsible for it, however he/she did not
have a motive to do so.
There are a few types of manslaughter for
which individuals can be accused of.

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Types of Involuntary
Manslaughter >>
Manslaughter by gross negligence is,
according to the legislation, the case when
an individual has the responsibility of care
and proves to be negligent to an extent
when he/she is found guilty of a crime
which results in the victim’s death.
He/she can be found guilty for gross
negligence manslaughter.
Motor manslaughter is an offence which
results in death “by dangerous driving”.

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>> Types of Involuntary
Manslaughter
Manslaughter by unlawful act is the
case when a person can be found guilty of
this offence, if he/she has the intention to
commit an illegal act which can harm
another person and which results in an
unintended death of that person.
Complete defence in front of the
authorities can be offered by our team of
criminal defence solicitors in London.

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Corporate Manslaughter
Under the Corporate Homicide Act 2007,
the corporate manslaughter refers to
a criminal offence related to homicide
and committed by an organization or a
company.
Enterprises can be found guilty of
manslaughter due to grave management
issues that caused heavy breach of a
responsibility.

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Defence for Voluntary
Manslaughter
The voluntary manslaughter can be
considered justified if the credence in self-
defence was reasonable.
If not, the situation changes and the
individual can be accused of homicide.
Such cases are severe and offenders can
face imprisonment once they are found
guilty with enough evidence provided.
Our defence solicitors in London can
offer legal support as soon as you have
been accused of voluntary
manslaughter.

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Legal Services in UK
Our defence solicitors in London are at
your disposal if you need legal advice for:
 manslaughter;
 domestic violence;
 financial crimes;
 drug offences.
Please contact our criminal lawyers in
London for legal advice at any time.

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