Involuntary Manslaughter Case

[Margil]

A loved one of mine passed away because a doctor gave her many drugs.

This doctor is now going through an involunatary manslaughter case coming up.

And I'm interested in how this case will turn out. I asked someone and they said...

It's important to remember that the charge is IVM - which means that prosecution doesn't really plan to question why the drug was given, they'll focus on how the drug was given.

Is that right? Will they ONLY focus on how the drug was given?

If anyone know anything about IM cases, would you please inform me as much as you know about them? This is the state of CA.

 

[FlyingRon]

Involuntary manslaughter involves one or two things: either it was an unlawful act (i.e., giving drugs you weren't authorized to give) that doesn't have enough gravity for one of the more serious homicide charges, or that the act was done with such lack of caution or circumspection to be criminally dangerous.

Unless the drug involved is so egregiously inappropriate for any use (like some untested thing from Mexico) you can be assured that they will delve into both the nature of the drugs and the circumstances surrounding it's prescription and administration.