re: #37 Ward Cleaver

First-degree manslaughter? Who the fuck thought up that charge? It’s first-degree murder, since they killed him in the process of robbing him (committing another felony).

WA Supreme court ruled that absent the intent to murder, murder charges were unconstitutional. 30 some convicted of murder in that manner have been released since the ruling.

Toppled murder conviction creates turmoil and confusion over impact

which said a person can’t be convicted of murder if the death was the unintended result of an assault — confusion remains over just what it means.