Talk:Vehicular homicide

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[edit] Vehicular Manslaughter versus Vehicular Homicide

I have an acquaintance who has recently been charged with vehicular homicide because he had an accident while driving under the infuence of alcohol. What I am seeking a better understanding of is whether vehicular homicide is a more serious offense than vehicular manslaughter. It seems from my reading that homicide is the automatic charge becuase alcohol was involved. Manslaughter would be the more serious crime if it were voluntary manslaughter. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.55.224.26 (talk • contribs) June 17, 2006.

[edit] sources

Attn: Uncle G or whoever else, here is a summary of Minnesota's Vehic. Homicide statute. --W.marsh 00:34, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Death of an unborn child

There's a whole load of source material about vehicular manslaughter and unborn children, and various courts' views of the matter, at:

  • Emma Cave (2004). The Mother of All Crimes: Human Rights, Criminalization and the Child Born Alive. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 48. ISBN 0754623661. 
  • John (John A.) Seymour (2000). Childbirth and the Law. Oxford University Press, 140. ISBN 0198264682. 

However, much of the discussion in the literature is general, and not specific to vehicular manslaughter. It includes discussion of murder, assault, and other offences and how they are construed with respect to unborn children. There's probably a better place to discuss the subject of the "born alive" rule than here. Uncle G 12:46, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

  • I agree, it seems important to mention in this article but not something to dwell on. I'm surprised we didn't have an article on that topic actually, you might consider adding it to Template:Abortion (under "Debate & social issues") for increased visibility. --W.marsh 15:02, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
    • As a common law legal principle it relates to homicide rather than to abortion, though. Uncle G 01:55, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
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