Smokin Gator
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When you are trying to determine whether an act is criminal or not, somewhere in there the person's "intent" is part of the equation.
A man in ST. JOHNSBURY VT. accidently killed his son turkey hunting. tragically shot him on accident. do you think he had intent to kill his son? he was charged with felony and in the end he pleaded no contest to manslaughter of his son, 3 year deferred sentence 10 years banned of anykind of hunting activity and 3 years unable to buy or possess any weapons for 3 years. Granted there was a death but losing his son should be punishment enough. it didn't sound like his family wanted to press any charges only to have by all accounts the model family man back home to grieve with family. so clearly there was NO intent yet he was prosecuted. just like the cop in this situation should have to face more than a "review board".
Yes. In this case the intent of the person figured heavily in the sentence he received. It's only part of the equation. He plead guilty but if his intent was different he may have been convicted of an even more serious crime and received prison time.
A man in ST. JOHNSBURY VT. accidently killed his son turkey hunting. tragically shot him on accident. do you think he had intent to kill his son? he was charged with felony and in the end he pleaded no contest to manslaughter of his son, 3 year deferred sentence 10 years banned of anykind of hunting activity and 3 years unable to buy or possess any weapons for 3 years. Granted there was a death but losing his son should be punishment enough. it didn't sound like his family wanted to press any charges only to have by all accounts the model family man back home to grieve with family. so clearly there was NO intent yet he was prosecuted. just like the cop in this situation should have to face more than a "review board".
Yes. In this case the intent of the person figured heavily in the sentence he received. It's only part of the equation. He plead guilty but if his intent was different he may have been convicted of an even more serious crime and received prison time.