The owners of a gay bar in St. Louis were getting ready to relax Sunday night when a police vehicle crashed through the front of their business, Bar:PM.
I think it’d depend. There are degrees of murder. You can ABSOLUTELY get charged with murder if someone dies due to extreme reckless neglegence in some jurisdictions.
It’s kinda’ exactly why Derek Chauvin is in jail. He never intended to kill anyone, but he was so insanely reckless and careless. He was found guilty of BOTH lesser degrees of murder and manslaughter.
For a more direct example, just look up all the street racers that get charged with murder.
Unintentional second degree murder is Minnesota’s version of felony murder. Felony murder does not require intent.
Third degree murder in Minnesota requires a “depraved mind” which the example from this story wouldn’t meet.
Edit: As a resident of Minnesota who studied the laws in both my Criminal Code and Criminal Law and Procedure classes, the incident from this article would not meet requirements for murder charges.
I think it’d depend. There are degrees of murder. You can ABSOLUTELY get charged with murder if someone dies due to extreme reckless neglegence in some jurisdictions.
It’s kinda’ exactly why Derek Chauvin is in jail. He never intended to kill anyone, but he was so insanely reckless and careless. He was found guilty of BOTH lesser degrees of murder and manslaughter.
For a more direct example, just look up all the street racers that get charged with murder.
Unintentional second degree murder is Minnesota’s version of felony murder. Felony murder does not require intent.
Third degree murder in Minnesota requires a “depraved mind” which the example from this story wouldn’t meet.
Edit: As a resident of Minnesota who studied the laws in both my Criminal Code and Criminal Law and Procedure classes, the incident from this article would not meet requirements for murder charges.