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Rudi Harnick U6G2 Mrs Owen Unit 4 Law essay Discuss the criticisms, which may be made of the law on involuntary manslaughter (849 words). A person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter when he or she causes the death of a person through recklessness or criminal negligence. Unfortunately this area of law is not very clear because the difference between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter is so slight. The Mens Rea for voluntary manslaughter is malice aforethought whereas for involuntary manslaughter it is recklessness. The court sometimes finds it hard to decide whether what the defendant did was an intentional act or an accident. It has been said that the law of unlawful and dangerous manslaughter covers an extremely wide area of offences. A person whose unlawful act was relatively minor in nature will be guilty of the same crime as someone whose crime was nearly murder. So even though their wrongdoing is...

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