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Manslaughter

Dr. Conrad Murray sits in court after he was sentenced for the involuntary manslaughter of singer Michael Jackson at the Los Angeles Superior Court on November 29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni-Pool/Getty Images)

Murray won't 'accept responsibility’ for Michael Jackson’s death

Randee Dawn, TODAY contributor
VIDEO - Conrad Murray, who served as Jackson's doctor, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in 2011, and on Friday he phoned TODAY from his jail cell to talk with Savannah Guthrie...
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NYC man who killed DJ Megatron gets prison

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - The man who gunned down radio and TV personality DJ Megatron in New York City will spend 21 years in prison...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 01: Dr. Conrad Murray, surrounded by his defense attorneys, looks on after the defense rested their case in his involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of singer Michael Jackson at the Los Angeles Superior Court on November 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Murray decided not to testify for his defense. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical licenses if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Judge sets rules for suit over Michael Jackson doctor

Linda Deutsch, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has set the stage for trial of a civil suit by Michael Jackson's mother against concert giant AEG Live...
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In this Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 file photo, Robert Champion, a drum major in Florida A&M University's Marching 100 band, performs during halftime of a football game in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/The Tampa Tribune, Joseph Brown III, File)

Manslaughter counts, trial delay for FAMU case

Kyle Hightower, Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Defendants in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major have been given the stiffer charge of manslaughter by the new prosecutor and a longer wait until their case goes to trial...
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Police release 911 tapes in fatal Cowboys crash

Associated Press
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Police in the Dallas suburb where a Cowboys player was killed in a car accident have released audiotapes of two 911 calls reporting the crash...
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Video still of Trevor Dooley in trial. Courtesy Tampa Bay Times.

71- year-old's 'Stand Your Ground' claim rejected

Abdul Sada
A Tampa jury have found a 71-year old black man was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his white neighbor, 41-year-old David James in front of James' then 8-year-old daughter Danielle
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'Vodka mom' burns herself to death just months after killing son

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Toni Annette Medrano, the mother who became known as "Vodka mom," burned herself nearly 8 months after she suffocated her 2-day-old son when she rolled over on him while sleeping when she was drunk...
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Man crashes into restaurant, kills pastor

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MIAMI - The driver accused of killing two people when he slammed his car into a popular Liberty City restaurant over the weekend is facing DUI manslaughter charges....
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Transgender woman's self-defense put on trial

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CeCe McDonald, a black transgender woman, plead guilty to second degree manslaughter in order to lessen her sentence for the murder of a man that attacked her and a group of friends...
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Dr. Conrad Murray won't pay damages to Jackson family

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors will not seek restitution against the doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson after conferring with the singer's parents and attorneys for his estate and children...
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